VNQ Short Volume
Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $70.82B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.99 to the broader market. This exchange-traded fund primarily invests in the equity of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). public since 2004-09-29.
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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 837.0K
- Total Volume
- 1.6M
- Short %
- 53.91%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 61.98%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Vanguard Real Estate ETF.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
VNQ most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $90.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 2 | 505 | 411.3% | $0.30 | $0.85 |
| PUT | $89.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 10 | 1.6K | 206.7% | $0.05 | $0.40 |
Top 2 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked VNQ short volume questions
- What is the daily VNQ short volume?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) short volume is 837.0K shares against 1.6M total reported volume, or 53.91% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is VNQ 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 VNQ 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.