VIOG Short Volume
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (VIOG) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $929.8M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.18 to the broader market. Invests in stocks in the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index, composed of the growth companies in the S&P 600. public since 2010-09-09.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 15.3K
- Total Volume
- 23.7K
- Short %
- 64.66%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 60.48%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF.
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Frequently asked VIOG short volume questions
- What is the daily VIOG short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (VIOG) short volume is 15.3K shares against 23.7K total reported volume, or 64.66% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is VIOG 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 VIOG 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.