Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF (VGIT) 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 Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF (VGIT) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Bonds industry, with a market capitalization near $50.41B, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.78 to the broader market. Primarily holding U. public since 2009-11-23.
Snapshot as of Aug 14, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $58.42
- Call OI
- 263
- Put OI
- 113
- Total OI
- 376
As of Aug 14, 2026, Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF (VGIT) has 376 total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 0.43 (call-heavy positioning). 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 VGIT open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection
Strategy selection on Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury 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 4.7% and dealer gamma exposure is positive, so dealer hedging is mechanically mean-reverting. 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.
How to read the VGIT open-interest data
The open-interest time-series above tracks the total Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF options inventory outstanding day by day. OI is a stock measure - the cumulative position count - so trends flag accumulating or distributing positioning. Total call OI of 263 versus put OI of 113 gives a put/call OI ratio of 0.43 - structurally a slower-moving signal than the volume-based ratio.
VGIT flow vs positioning
Volume tells you what flows happened today; OI tells you what positions accumulated. Both can move in opposite directions: rising volume with falling OI means contracts are being closed (covering); rising volume with rising OI means new positions are being opened. The combination matters more than either alone for reading sentiment. Combined with the current positive dealer-gamma regime, large OI clusters tend to act as price magnets through expiration cycles.
Using VGIT OI/volume data alongside other surfaces
Per-strike OI is the input to dealer-gamma calculations: strikes with elevated call OI generate gamma walls that dealers must hedge into as spot approaches them. The gamma-exposure page combines this distribution with the dealers' assumed-long-gamma assumption to project hedge flow. Volume cross-checks recent positioning shifts in the chain that haven't yet shown up in cumulative OI. Pair both with the term-structure view on the volatility page to determine whether the activity is concentrated in near-dated event hedging or longer-dated structural positioning. Front-month expiration for VGIT sits at 35 days, so near-dated volume currently dominates the flow reading.
Learn how open interest is reported and how to read the data →
Daily open-interest history for VGIT options over the last ~32 trading days. Each row reflects the end-of-day total OI summed across all listed strikes and expirations.
Most recent 15 trading days (descending). Older history appears in the chart above.
| Date | Call OI | Put OI | Total OI | P/C OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | 263 | 113 | 376 | 0.43 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 254 | 122 | 376 | 0.48 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 255 | 122 | 377 | 0.48 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 255 | 122 | 377 | 0.48 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 249 | 122 | 371 | 0.49 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 249 | 122 | 371 | 0.49 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 249 | 121 | 370 | 0.49 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 249 | 120 | 369 | 0.48 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 249 | 119 | 368 | 0.48 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 261 | 119 | 380 | 0.46 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 237 | 119 | 356 | 0.50 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 234 | 119 | 353 | 0.51 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 234 | 117 | 351 | 0.50 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 234 | 116 | 350 | 0.50 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 221 | 116 | 337 | 0.52 |
Frequently asked VGIT open interest history questions
- What is the current VGIT options open interest?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF (VGIT) has 376 total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 263 calls and 113 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 VGIT put/call open interest ratio?
- Put/call OI ratio of 0.43 is call-heavy, often a directional bullish or upside-speculation signal.
- What does VGIT 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.