VTR Short Volume
Ventas, Inc. (VTR) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Healthcare Facilities industry, with a market capitalization near $41.34B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 542 people, carrying a beta of 0.72 to the broader market. Ventas, Inc. Led by Debra A. Cafaro, public since 1997-05-05.
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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 405.9K
- Total Volume
- 624.3K
- Short %
- 65.02%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 61.37%
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Frequently asked VTR short volume questions
- What is the daily VTR short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, Ventas, Inc. (VTR) short volume is 405.9K shares against 624.3K total reported volume, or 65.02% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is VTR 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 VTR 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.