Vigil Neuroscience (VIGL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Vigil Neuroscience shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, investors have sold 564,000 shares of VIGL short. 2.85% of Vigil Neuroscience's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vigil Neuroscience's current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.85% of Vigil Neuroscience's floating shares are currently sold short.

Vigil Neuroscience saw a drop in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 564,000 shares, a drop of 44.7% from the previous total of 1,020,000 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.

Vigil Neuroscience currently has issued a total of 46,672,000 shares. Some of Vigil Neuroscience's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Vigil Neuroscience currently has a public float of 19,810,000 shares.

2.85% of Vigil Neuroscience's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Vigil Neuroscience: COMPASS Pathways plc (9.42%), Gossamer Bio, Inc. (2.60%), Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (14.88%), ProKidney Corp. (12.98%), Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (12.12%), Alpha Teknova, Inc. (15.69%), Annexon, Inc. (11.71%), Candel Therapeutics, Inc. (10.29%), Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (11.88%), iTeos Therapeutics, Inc. (3.86%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VIGL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vigil Neuroscience as its price is falling. VIGL shares are trading down $0.15 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 Vigil Neuroscience 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 VIGL, 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 VIGL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025.