Virginia National Bankshares (VABK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $40.15 +1.15 (+2.95%) Closing price 10/14/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$40.24 +0.09 (+0.24%) As of 10/14/2025 04:44 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Virginia National Bankshares Short Interest DataVirginia National Bankshares (VABK) has a short interest of 20,700 shares, representing 0.44% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 27.78% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.0, indicating that it would take 1.0 days of the average trading volume of 16,361 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest20,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest16,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+27.78%Dollar Volume Sold Short$841.87 thousandShort Interest Ratio1.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 15, 2025Outstanding Shares5,390,000 sharesFloat Size4,700,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.44%Today's Trading Volume9,167 sharesAverage Trading Volume16,361 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average56% Short Selling Virginia National Bankshares? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Virginia National Bankshares and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartVABK Short Interest Over TimeVABK Days to Cover Over TimeVABK Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Virginia National Bankshares Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 9/15/202520,700 shares $841.87 thousand +27.8%0.4%1 $40.67 8/31/202516,200 shares $674.08 thousand -19.0%0.3%0.9 $41.61 8/15/202520,000 shares $753.80 thousand +23.5%0.4%1.7 $37.69 7/31/202516,200 shares $597.29 thousand -12.4%0.3%3.4 $36.87 7/15/202518,500 shares $690.24 thousand -99.9%0.4%3.9 $37.31 6/30/202526,520,000 shares $981.24 million +138,748.2%1.6%4 $37.00 6/15/202519,100 shares $699.06 thousand +9.1%0.4%4.2 $36.60 5/31/202517,500 shares $667.80 thousand -8.9%0.4%3.8 $38.16 5/15/202519,200 shares $754.56 thousand -0.5%0.4%4.1 $39.30 4/30/202519,300 shares $709.85 thousand +49.6%0.4%4 $36.78 Get the Latest News and Ratings for VABK and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Virginia National Bankshares and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/15/202512,900 shares $451.76 thousand -6.5%0.3%2.5 $35.02 3/31/202513,800 shares $497.90 thousand +16.0%0.3%2.6 $36.08 3/15/202511,900 shares $425.54 thousand +29.4%0.3%2.1 $35.76 2/28/20259,200 shares $334.70 thousand -4.2%0.2%1.6 $36.38 2/15/20259,600 shares $350.98 thousand -6.8%0.2%1.5 $36.56 1/31/202510,300 shares $375.54 thousand -9.7%0.2%1.4 $36.46 1/15/202511,400 shares $415.87 thousand -3.4%0.2%1.6 $36.48 12/31/202411,800 shares $450.76 thousand -28.9%0.3%1.6 $38.20 12/15/202416,600 shares $702.51 thousand +31.8%0.4%2.1 $42.32 11/30/202412,600 shares $514.33 thousand -30.8%0.3%1.6 $40.82 11/15/202418,200 shares $768.04 thousand -32.6%0.4%2.3 $42.20 10/31/202427,000 shares $1.07 million -8.5%0.6%3.5 $39.67 10/15/202429,500 shares $1.15 million -25.3%0.6%3.8 $39.01 9/30/202439,500 shares $1.65 million -32.5%0.8%4.4 $41.65 9/15/202458,500 shares $2.45 million -7.9%1.2%6 $41.80 8/31/202463,500 shares $2.52 million -0.2%1.4%6.5 $39.72 8/15/202463,600 shares $2.29 million -20.0%1.4%5.8 $35.98 7/31/202479,500 shares $3.11 million -10.8%1.7%6.6 $39.08 7/15/202489,100 shares $3.07 million +2.4%1.9%5.4 $34.49 6/30/202487,000 shares $2.85 million -3.6%1.9%4.8 $32.80 6/15/202490,200 shares $2.71 million -11.6%1.9%5.4 $30.00 5/31/2024102,000 shares $2.98 million -36.2%2.2%6.4 $29.26 5/15/2024159,800 shares $4.98 million -14.8%3.4%10.7 $31.14 4/30/2024187,500 shares $5.29 million +232.5%4.0%13.1 $28.21 4/15/202456,400 shares $1.42 million +42.4%1.2%5.4 $25.10 3/31/202439,600 shares $1.19 million -4.6%0.8%5.7 $30.10 3/15/202441,500 shares $1.22 million +15.9%0.9%4.3 $29.36 2/29/202435,800 shares $1.09 million +4.4%0.8%2.9 $30.42 2/15/202434,300 shares $1.11 million +6.9%0.7%2.7 $32.48 1/31/202432,100 shares $1.06 million -7.8%0.7%2.4 $33.01 1/15/202434,800 shares $1.18 million -15.9%0.7%2.7 $33.81 12/31/202341,400 shares $1.42 million -47.9%0.9%3 $34.38 12/15/202379,400 shares $3.30 million -11.9%1.7%5.7 $41.50 11/30/202390,100 shares $3.18 million -4.9%1.9%8.9 $35.24 11/15/202394,700 shares $3.23 million -20.8%2.0%9.9 $34.12 10/31/2023119,500 shares $3.67 million +22.9%2.5%12.8 $30.73 10/15/202397,200 shares $2.53 million +56.5%2.1%9.5 $26.00 9/30/202362,100 shares $1.88 million -2.5%1.3%6.3 $30.35 9/15/202363,700 shares $2.30 million -16.0%1.4%6.1 $36.10 8/31/202375,800 shares $2.50 million -6.7%1.6%3 $33.04 3/31/2021400 shares $12.14 thousand -42.9%N/A0.8 $30.35 3/15/2021700 shares $21.30 thousand +16.7%N/A0.4 $30.43 2/26/2021600 shares $17.83 thousand +200.0%N/A0.4 $29.72 2/12/2021200 shares $5.90 thousand +100.0%N/A0.3 $29.50 1/29/2021100 shares $2.85 thousand -85.7%N/A0 $28.50 1/15/20211,500 shares $42.75 thousand -90.6%N/A0.4 $28.50 12/31/2020800 shares $21.60 thousand -46.7%N/A0.2 $27.00 12/15/20201,500 shares $41.25 thousand -90.6%N/A0.4 $27.50 11/30/202016,000 shares $440 thousand -1.8%N/A8 $27.50 10/30/20203,400 shares $79.39 thousand +3,300.0%N/A0.9 $23.35 10/15/2020100 shares $2.39 thousand No ChangeN/A0.1 $23.85 VABK Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Virginia National Bankshares' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Virginia National Bankshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, traders have sold 20,700 shares of VABK short. 0.44% of Virginia National Bankshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Virginia National Bankshares' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Virginia National Bankshares? 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. VABK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Virginia National Bankshares's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Virginia National Bankshares? 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. 0.44% of Virginia National Bankshares' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Virginia National Bankshares' short interest increasing or decreasing? Virginia National Bankshares saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 20,700 shares, an increase of 27.8% from the previous total of 16,200 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. What is Virginia National Bankshares' float size? Virginia National Bankshares currently has issued a total of 5,390,000 shares. Some of Virginia National Bankshares' 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. Virginia National Bankshares currently has a public float of 4,700,000 shares. How does Virginia National Bankshares' short interest compare to its competitors? 0.44% of Virginia National Bankshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Virginia National Bankshares: Amalgamated Financial Corp. (8.08%), Atlanticus Holdings Corporation (3.41%), Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (5.58%), Northeast Bancorp (3.64%), Amerant Bancorp Inc. (2.08%), HBT Financial, Inc. (0.90%), Equity Bancshares, Inc. (1.36%), Qudian Inc. - Sponsored ADR (0.17%), DeFi Technologies Inc. (3.78%), NB Bancorp, Inc. (6.17%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Virginia National Bankshares stock? Short selling VABK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Virginia National Bankshares as its price is falling. VABK shares are trading up $1.15 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. How does a short squeeze work against Virginia National Bankshares? A short squeeze for Virginia National Bankshares 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 VABK, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Virginia National Bankshares' 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 VABK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025. 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