VGIT Short Volume

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF (VGIT) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $48.63B, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.80 to the broader market. Seeks to provide a moderate and sustainable level of current income. public since 2009-11-23.

Short volume measures the number of shares sold short on a given day as reported by FINRA. Tracking short volume relative to total volume helps identify unusual bearish sentiment or short-squeeze potential.

Latest Date
2026-06-01
Short Volume
1.0M
Total Volume
3.2M
Short %
32.51%
30-Day Avg Short %
68.87%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF.

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Frequently asked VGIT short volume questions

What is the daily VGIT short volume?
As of Jun 1, 2026, Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF (VGIT) short volume is 1.0M shares against 3.2M total reported volume, or 32.51% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is VGIT short volume reported?
FINRA publishes the Daily Short Sale Volume File for trades reported to FINRA TRFs and the FINRA/Nasdaq ADF on a T+1 basis. The headline figure is the count of shares that printed at the short-sale or short-exempt tick across all reporting venues for the symbol; each exchange separately publishes its own daily short-sale data file.
What does VGIT short volume tell options traders?
Daily short-sale flow is one input that helps disambiguate dealer-hedging activity from directional bear flow when the chain shows fresh customer call inventory. It is not a clean MM-only proxy: the headline number mixes directional shorting, options-MM delta-hedging, ETF-creation arbitrage, and convertible-arb hedging. Cross-check against gamma-exposure and OI changes for a cleaner read.