VTR Short Volume
Ventas, Inc. (VTR) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Healthcare Facilities industry, with a market capitalization near $43.93B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 498 people, carrying a beta of 0.76 to the broader market. Ventas, an S&P 500 company, operates at the intersection of two powerful and dynamic industries: healthcare and real estate. 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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 772.2K
- Total Volume
- 1.1M
- Short %
- 69.67%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 53.24%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Ventas, Inc..
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VTR most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $90.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 2.2K | 182 | 18.9% | $1.25 | $1.30 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked VTR short volume questions
- What is the daily VTR short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Ventas, Inc. (VTR) short volume is 772.2K shares against 1.1M total reported volume, or 69.67% 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.