VNLA Short Volume

Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF (VNLA) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Bonds industry, with a market capitalization near $3.32B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.10 to the broader market. This fund typically allocates a minimum of 80% of its net assets to a diverse collection of fixed-income securities with various maturity dates. public since 2016-11-16.

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
144.0K
Total Volume
201.2K
Short %
71.58%
30-Day Avg Short %
53.60%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF.

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Frequently asked VNLA short volume questions

What is the daily VNLA short volume?
As of Aug 14, 2026, Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF (VNLA) short volume is 144.0K shares against 201.2K total reported volume, or 71.58% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is VNLA 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 VNLA 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.