VGLT Short Volume
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF (VGLT) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Bonds industry, with a market capitalization near $15.15B, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 2.25 to the broader market. Designed to offer significant and steady current income, this ETF primarily invests in U. public since 2009-11-19.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 365.6K
- Total Volume
- 689.9K
- Short %
- 52.99%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 55.97%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
VGLT most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $53.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 0 | 265 | 675.2% | $0.30 | $0.40 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked VGLT short volume questions
- What is the daily VGLT short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF (VGLT) short volume is 365.6K shares against 689.9K total reported volume, or 52.99% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is VGLT 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 VGLT 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.