Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Vanguard Communication Services ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, traders have sold 83,200 shares of VOX short. Learn More on Vanguard Communication Services ETF's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Vanguard Communication Services ETF: Belvedere Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Vanguard Communication Services ETF saw a drop in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 83,200 shares, a drop of 43.6% from the previous total of 147,600 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 Communication Services ETF: iShares Global Comm Services ETF (0.74%), SPDR S&P Telecom ETF (0.54%), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Communication Services ETF (0.03%), ProShares Ultra Communication Services (0.47%), JAKOTA K-Pop and Korean Entertainment ETF (1.00%), and Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (2.61%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VOX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vanguard Communication Services ETF as its price is falling. VOX shares are trading down $1.55 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 Communication Services 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 VOX, 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 VOX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.