Vanguard U.S. Value Factor (VFVA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. VFVA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.5. Learn More on Vanguard U.S. Value Factor's short interest ratio.

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. 0.41% of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor's floating shares are currently sold short.

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 20,901 shares, an increase of 99.2% from the previous total of 10,490 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.

0.41% of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Vanguard U.S. Value Factor: Alger 35 ETF (1.12%), American Century Focused Dynamic Growth ETF (0.56%), Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF (0.12%), Fidelity Blue Chip Value ETF (0.33%), Fidelity Magellan ETF (0.09%), FPA Global Equity ETF (1.96%), Touchstone Dynamic International ETF (0.47%), Vanguard Extended Market ETF (0.70%), VanEck India Growth Leaders ETF (0.11%), and First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund (0.78%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($81.27 billion), Invesco QQQ ($49.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($16.93 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($15.61 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($11.65 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.52 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.24 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.74 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($8.21 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VFVA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vanguard U.S. Value Factor as its price is falling. 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 U.S. Value Factor occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of VFVA, 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 VFVA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 29 2026.