VTC Short Volume

Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF (VTC) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $1.66B, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.11 to the broader market. Seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg U. public since 2017-11-09.

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
24.9K
Total Volume
49.0K
Short %
50.81%
30-Day Avg Short %
57.31%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF.

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Frequently asked VTC short volume questions

What is the daily VTC short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF (VTC) short volume is 24.9K shares against 49.0K total reported volume, or 50.81% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is VTC 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 VTC 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.