VPL Short Volume

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (VPL) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $12.02B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.06 to the broader market. Seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Developed Asia Pacific All Cap Index, which measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in the major markets of the Pacific region. public since 2005-03-10.

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

57.2K

Total Volume

407.6K

Short %

14.03%

30-Day Avg Short %

30.81%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF.

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Frequently asked VPL short volume questions

What is the daily VPL short volume?

As of May 15, 2026, Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (VPL) short volume is 57.2K shares against 407.6K total reported volume, or 14.03% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.

How is VPL 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 VPL 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.