Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $45.95 -0.04 (-0.09%) Closing price 03/27/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.84 -0.12 (-0.25%) As of 03/27/2025 06:34 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Short Interest DataVanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) has a short interest of 1.02 million shares, representing 0.24% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 24.79% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.5, indicating that it would take 0.5 days of the average trading volume of 1.80 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,020,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest817,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+24.79%Dollar Volume Sold Short$46.90 millionShort Interest Ratio0.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 15, 2025Outstanding Shares431,630,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.24%Today's Trading Volume933,174 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,800,009 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average52% Short Selling Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartVMBS Short Interest Over TimeVMBS Days to Cover Over TimeVMBS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/15/20251,020,000 shares $46.90 million +24.8%0.2%0.5 $45.98 2/28/2025817,400 shares $38.00 million +115.4%0.2%0.4 $46.49 2/15/2025379,500 shares $17.35 million -70.8%0.1%0.2 $45.73 1/31/20251,300,000 shares $59.28 million -26.1%N/A0.5 $45.60 1/15/20251,760,000 shares $79.55 million -33.8%N/A0.7 $45.20 12/31/20242,660,000 shares $120.60 million -17.1%N/A1.2 $45.34 12/15/20243,210,000 shares $146.95 million -66.2%N/A1.5 $45.78 11/30/20249,500,000 shares $440.42 million +389.7%N/A4.7 $46.36 11/15/20241,940,000 shares $88.37 million +55.2%N/A1.1 $45.55 10/31/20241,250,000 shares $57.26 million +88.3%N/A0.8 $45.81 Get the Latest News and Ratings for VMBS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/15/2024663,700 shares $30.89 million +0.0%N/A0.4 $46.54 9/30/2024663,600 shares $31.33 million -19.4%N/A0.4 $47.21 9/15/2024823,700 shares $39.08 million +7.7%N/A0.5 $47.45 8/31/2024765,200 shares $35.83 million -17.3%N/A0.4 $46.82 8/15/2024925,100 shares $43.12 million -66.8%N/A0.5 $46.61 7/31/20242,790,000 shares $129.37 million +343.8%N/A1.7 $46.37 7/15/2024628,600 shares $28.83 million -5.3%N/A0.5 $45.87 6/30/2024663,600 shares $30.13 million +165.0%N/A0.5 $45.40 6/15/2024250,400 shares $11.45 million -67.7%N/A0.2 $45.72 5/31/2024776,300 shares $34.91 million +36.3%N/A0.6 $44.97 5/15/2024569,600 shares $25.88 million -53.7%N/A0.4 $45.44 4/30/20241,230,000 shares $54.39 million +173.3%N/A0.8 $44.22 4/15/2024450,100 shares $19.95 million +25.9%N/A0.3 $44.33 3/31/2024122,600 shares $5.59 million -80.8%N/A0.7 $45.61 3/15/2024637,500 shares $28.83 million +63.9%N/A0.4 $45.22 2/29/2024388,900 shares $17.63 million -72.6%N/A0.2 $45.34 2/15/20241,420,000 shares $64.48 million +198.7%N/A0.7 $45.41 1/31/2024475,400 shares $21.96 million -31.1%N/A0.3 $46.19 1/15/2024689,700 shares $31.93 million +14.8%N/A0.4 $46.29 12/31/2023600,800 shares $27.85 million -49.1%N/A0.3 $46.36 12/15/20231,180,000 shares $54.39 million +185.7%N/A0.5 $46.09 11/30/2023413,000 shares $18.50 million -33.6%N/A0.2 $44.80 11/15/2023621,500 shares $27.28 million -11.9%N/A0.3 $43.90 10/31/2023705,100 shares $30.09 million -11.6%N/A0.3 $42.67 10/15/2023797,200 shares $34.57 million -43.9%N/A0.4 $43.37 9/30/20231,420,000 shares $62.17 million +44.1%N/A0.9 $43.78 9/15/2023985,700 shares $44.06 million +0.4%N/A0.7 $44.70 8/31/2023982,000 shares $44.46 million +16.1%N/A0.7 $45.28 8/15/2023846,000 shares $37.82 million -30.1%N/A0.6 $44.71 7/31/20231,210,000 shares $55.42 million +12.0%N/A0.9 $45.80Warning: “DOGE Collapse” imminent (Ad)Elon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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Short interest is the volume of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, traders have sold 1,020,000 shares of VMBS short. 0.24% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF's current short interest. Which institutional investors are shorting Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF: Citadel Advisors LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF? 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. 0.24% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing? Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,020,000 shares, an increase of 24.8% from the previous total of 817,400 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. How does Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.24% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF: First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF (0.05%), iShares MBS ETF (0.15%), and iShares GNMA Bond ETF (0.03%). Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock? Short selling VMBS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF as its price is falling. VMBS shares are trading down $0.04 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. How does a short squeeze work against Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF? A short squeeze for Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities 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 VMBS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including VMBS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025. 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