Vanguard Core Bond ETF (VCRB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Vanguard Core Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, traders have sold 35,500 shares of VCRB short. Learn More on Vanguard Core Bond ETF's current short interest.

Vanguard Core Bond ETF saw a decrease in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 35,500 shares, a decrease of 2.7% from the previous total of 36,500 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Vanguard Core Bond ETF: Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF (0.48%), iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (0.08%), Dimensional Global Core Plus Fixed Income ETF (0.50%), Vanguard Total Corporate Bond Fund (0.18%), Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF (0.28%), Invesco BulletShares 2030 Corporate Bond ETF (0.35%), iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF (0.23%), Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (0.17%), Invesco BulletShares 2031 Corporate Bond ETF (0.22%), Invesco BulletShares 2024 Corporate Bond ETF (0.64%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VCRB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vanguard Core Bond ETF as its price is falling. VCRB shares are trading up $0.19 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Vanguard Core Bond ETF occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of VCRB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including VCRB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.