VOD Short Volume
Vodafone Group Public Limited Company (VOD) operates in the Communication Services sector, specifically the Telecommunications Services industry, with a market capitalization near $38.07B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 91,128 people, carrying a beta of 0.33 to the broader market. Vodafone Group Public Limited Company, established in 1984 and based in Newbury, UK, is a global telecommunications leader delivering services across Europe and internationally. Led by Margherita Della Valle, public since 1988-11-02.
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
- 2026-10-06
- Short Volume
- 353.3K
- Total Volume
- 1.2M
- Short %
- 29.17%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 39.32%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Vodafone Group Public Limited Company.
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Frequently asked VOD short volume questions
- What is the daily VOD short volume?
- As of Oct 6, 2026, Vodafone Group Public Limited Company (VOD) short volume is 353.3K shares against 1.2M total reported volume, or 29.17% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is VOD 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 VOD 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.