VFC Short Volume
V.F. Corporation (VFC) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Apparel - Manufacturers industry, with a market capitalization near $5.73B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 26,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.97 to the broader market. V. Led by Bracken Darrell, public since 1980-03-17.
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
- 1.4M
- Total Volume
- 1.9M
- Short %
- 70.20%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 60.19%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for V.F. Corporation.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
VFC most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $15.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 13 | 112.8K | 39.0% | $0.68 | $0.88 |
| PUT | $15.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 13 | 112.8K | 39.0% | $0.68 | $0.88 |
| PUT | $14.00 | Mar 19, 2027 | 3 | 50.2K | 50.4% | $1.69 | $1.83 |
| CALL | $30.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 0 | 34.5K | 56.1% | $0.01 | $0.10 |
| CALL | $30.00 | Jan 21, 2028 | 82 | 30.1K | 51.0% | $0.75 | $0.86 |
| CALL | $25.00 | Jan 21, 2028 | 85 | 27.7K | 51.2% | $1.26 | $1.37 |
| CALL | $25.00 | Jan 15, 2027 | 0 | 27.7K | 53.7% | $0.15 | $0.22 |
| CALL | $15.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 413 | 259 | 38.4% | $0.23 | $0.26 |
| PUT | $18.00 | Mar 19, 2027 | 0 | 20.8K | 49.7% | $4.15 | $4.30 |
| CALL | $14.50 | Sep 11, 2026 | 146 | 110 | 40.1% | $0.74 | $1.05 |
Top 10 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked VFC short volume questions
- What is the daily VFC short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, V.F. Corporation (VFC) short volume is 1.4M shares against 1.9M total reported volume, or 70.20% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is VFC 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 VFC 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.