Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) Open Interest History
Open interest tracks the total number of outstanding options contracts. Rising OI alongside price moves can indicate growing commitment to the trend; declining OI suggests positions are being closed.
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Bonds industry, with a market capitalization near $49.18B, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.42 to the broader market. Seeks to provide current income with modest price fluctuation. public since 2009-11-23.
Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $78.80
- Call OI
- 46
- Put OI
- 371
- Total OI
- 417
- Put/Call Ratio
- 1.00
As of May 15, 2026, Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) has 417 total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 8.07 (put-heavy positioning, often indicating hedging or bearish bias). Open interest reflects accumulated positions from prior sessions; persistent growth indicates sustained directional or hedging interest, while sharp drops typically mean post-expiration clean-up.
How VCSH open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection
Strategy selection on Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF options does not derive from any single metric in isolation. The open interest history view above sits inside a broader read: ATM IV currently sits at 2.7% and dealer gamma exposure is negative, so dealer hedging amplifies directional moves. Combine the open interest history data here with the volatility-skew surface, dealer-gamma exposure, max-pain level, and upcoming-events calendar to build a positioning thesis. Risk-defined structures (credit spreads, debit spreads, iron condors) are usually safer than naked positions while the regime is uncertain; the data on this page anchors the inputs but does not by itself constitute a trade thesis.
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Frequently asked VCSH open interest history questions
- What is the current VCSH options open interest?
- As of May 15, 2026, Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) has 417 total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 46 calls and 371 puts. Open interest reflects accumulated positions from prior trading sessions; it does not include today's volume until end-of-day reconciliation.
- What is the VCSH put/call open interest ratio?
- Put/call OI ratio of 8.07 is put-heavy, often indicating hedging demand or bearish positioning.
- What does VCSH open interest tell traders?
- Persistent OI growth indicates sustained directional or hedging interest; sharp drops typically mean post-expiration position cleanup. Heavy OI concentrations at specific strikes act as support and resistance levels because dealer hedging amplifies near those strikes - the gamma profile of the dealer book is concentrated there. Comparing today's volume to standing OI separates opening flow from closing flow.