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Village Bank and Trust Financial (VBFC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Village Bank and Trust Financial Short Interest Data

Village Bank and Trust Financial (VBFC) has a short interest of 9,600 shares, representing 1.56% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 182.35% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.6, indicating that it would take 5.6 days of the average trading volume of 3,072 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
9,600 shares
Previous Short Interest
3,400 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+182.35%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$767.76 thousand
Short Interest Ratio
5.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
March 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
1,500,000 shares
Float Size
617,100 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.56%
Today's Trading Volume
1,281 shares
Average Trading Volume
3,072 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
42%
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VBFC Short Interest Over Time

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VBFC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Village Bank and Trust Financial Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
3/15/20259,600 shares $767.76 thousand +182.4%1.6%5.6 $79.98
2/28/20253,400 shares $268.82 thousand -10.5%0.6%2.6 $79.07
2/15/20253,800 shares $299.55 thousand +5.6%0.6%2.9 $78.83
1/31/20253,600 shares $282.01 thousand +111.8%0.6%3.3 $78.34
1/15/20251,700 shares $132.60 thousand -19.1%0.3%1.7 $78.00
12/31/20242,100 shares $163.49 thousand +162.5%0.3%1.1 $77.85
12/15/2024800 shares $62 thousand +14.3%0.1%0.3 $77.50
11/30/2024700 shares $54.46 thousand -12.5%0.1%0.3 $77.80
11/15/2024800 shares $62.32 thousand +14.3%0.1%0.3 $77.90
10/31/2024700 shares $53.66 thousand No Change0.1%0.3 $76.65
10/15/2024700 shares $53.19 thousand +40.0%0.1%0.3 $75.98
9/30/2024500 shares $38.13 thousand -16.7%0.1%0.3 $76.25
9/15/2024600 shares $30.26 thousand No Change0.1%0.5 $50.44
8/31/2024600 shares $29.10 thousand +20.0%0.1%2 $48.50
8/15/2024500 shares $23.68 thousand -28.6%0.1%1 $47.36
7/31/2024700 shares $32.77 thousand +40.0%0.1%1.4 $46.82
7/15/2024500 shares $24.24 thousand -16.7%0.1%1 $48.47
6/30/2024600 shares $26.74 thousand -33.3%0.1%1 $44.56
6/15/2024900 shares $43.64 thousand +125.0%0.2%0.9 $48.49
5/31/2024400 shares $17.70 thousand No Change0.1%0.4 $44.25
5/15/2024400 shares $17.30 thousand -33.3%0.1%0.4 $43.26
4/30/2024600 shares $25.72 thousand No Change0.1%0.7 $42.87
4/15/2024600 shares $24.83 thousand +20.0%0.1%0.7 $41.38
3/31/2024500 shares $21.25 thousand -16.7%0.1%0.6 $42.50
3/15/2024600 shares $25.01 thousand -40.0%0.1%1.2 $41.69
2/29/20241,000 shares $41.43 thousand -16.7%0.2%1.7 $41.43
2/15/20241,200 shares $51.81 thousand -7.7%0.2%2 $43.18
1/31/20241,300 shares $55.39 thousand +30.0%0.2%2.6 $42.61
1/15/20241,000 shares $41.40 thousand No Change0.2%2 $41.40
12/31/20231,000 shares $39.86 thousand -9.1%0.2%2.2 $39.86
12/15/20231,100 shares $42.85 thousand +37.5%0.2%1.8 $38.95
11/30/2023800 shares $31.76 thousand -11.1%0.1%1.6 $39.70
11/15/2023900 shares $35.38 thousand -25.0%0.2%1.5 $39.31
10/31/20231,200 shares $46.60 thousand -7.7%0.2%1.5 $38.83
10/15/20231,300 shares $56.04 thousand -35.0%0.2%1.4 $43.11
9/30/20232,000 shares $91.20 thousand +5.3%0.4%2.2 $45.60
9/15/20231,900 shares $84.13 thousand +35.7%0.3%2.1 $44.28
8/31/20231,400 shares $63 thousand -6.7%0.2%1.4 $45.00
8/15/20231,500 shares $72 thousand +25.0%0.3%1.5 $48.00
7/31/20231,200 shares $55.42 thousand -7.7%0.2%1.5 $46.18
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7/15/20231,300 shares $57.72 thousand +8.3%0.2%1.9 $44.40
6/30/20231,200 shares $52.20 thousand -29.4%0.2%2 $43.50
6/15/20231,700 shares $77.78 thousand +54.6%0.3%3.4 $45.75
5/31/20231,100 shares $46.70 thousand +57.1%0.2%2.8 $42.45
5/15/2023700 shares $31.50 thousand +16.7%0.1%3.5 $45.00
4/30/2023600 shares $32.34 thousand -14.3%0.0%3 $53.90
4/15/2023700 shares $37.73 thousand No Change0.1%2.3 $53.90
3/31/2023700 shares $38.50 thousand No Change0.1%1.8 $55.00
3/15/2023700 shares $38.15 thousand -41.7%0.1%1.4 $54.50
2/28/20231,200 shares $64.80 thousand -20.0%0.1%2 $54.00
2/15/20231,500 shares $81 thousand +150.0%0.3%1.5 $54.00
1/31/2023600 shares $34.22 thousand No Change0.1%0.5 $57.04
1/15/2023600 shares $33 thousand -64.7%0.1%0.5 $55.00
12/30/20221,700 shares $88.40 thousand -26.1%0.3%1.5 $52.00
12/15/20222,300 shares $125.35 thousand +360.0%0.4%2.1 $54.50
11/30/2022500 shares $27.50 thousand -16.7%0.1%0.5 $55.00
11/15/2022600 shares $30.92 thousand -40.0%0.1%1 $51.53
10/31/20221,000 shares $49.81 thousand +100.0%0.2%2 $49.81
10/15/2022500 shares $24 thousand -44.4%0.1%0.8 $48.00
9/30/2022900 shares $43.34 thousand +50.0%0.2%1.8 $48.15
9/15/2022600 shares $28.90 thousand +200.0%0.1%1.2 $48.16
8/31/2022200 shares $9.66 thousand +100.0%0.0%0.4 $48.31
8/15/2022100 shares $5.25 thousand No Change0.0%0.1 $52.47
7/31/2022100 shares $4.83 thousand No Change0.0%0.1 $48.30
7/15/2022100 shares $4.75 thousand No Change0.0%0.1 $47.46
6/30/2022100 shares $4.60 thousand -50.0%0.0%0.1 $46.00
6/15/2022200 shares $10.02 thousand -50.0%0.0%0.2 $50.10
5/31/2022400 shares $20.54 thousand -20.0%0.1%0.3 $51.35
5/15/2022500 shares $25.40 thousand -16.7%0.1%0.4 $50.80
4/30/2022600 shares $32.64 thousand -33.3%0.1%0.5 $54.40
4/15/2022900 shares $49.90 thousand -10.0%0.2%0.6 $55.44
3/31/20221,000 shares $55 thousand +100.0%0.2%0.7 $55.00
3/15/2022500 shares $28.74 thousand +25.0%0.1%0.3 $57.47
2/28/2022400 shares $23.60 thousand +33.3%0.1%0.2 $59.00
2/15/2022300 shares $17.76 thousand -40.0%0.1%0.2 $59.20
1/31/2022500 shares $29.48 thousand -66.7%0.1%0.3 $58.95
1/15/20221,500 shares $87.77 thousand +50.0%0.3%1 $58.51
12/31/20211,000 shares $57.85 thousand -33.3%N/A0 $57.85
12/15/20211,500 shares $85.52 thousand +15.4%0.3%0.5 $57.01
11/30/20211,300 shares $71.63 thousand -31.6%0.3%0.4 $55.10
11/15/20211,900 shares $110.22 thousand -29.6%0.4%0.6 $58.01
10/29/20212,700 shares $140.40 thousand -30.8%0.5%0.8 $52.00
10/15/20213,900 shares $201.47 thousand -15.2%0.7%1.3 $51.66
9/30/20214,600 shares $237.82 thousand +70.4%0.9%1.5 $51.70
9/15/20212,700 shares $125.04 thousand +28.6%0.5%2.7 $46.31
8/31/20212,100 shares $100.82 thousand +133.3%0.4%3.5 $48.01
8/13/2021900 shares $43.03 thousand +12.5%0.2%1.3 $47.81
7/30/2021800 shares $37.26 thousand -42.9%0.2%1.1 $46.57
7/15/20211,400 shares $65.28 thousand -17.7%0.3%0.5 $46.63
6/30/20211,700 shares $88.30 thousand +13.3%0.3%0.6 $51.94
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6/15/20211,500 shares $70.65 thousand -11.8%0.3%0.5 $47.10
5/28/20211,700 shares $80.77 thousand +142.9%0.3%0.6 $47.51
5/14/2021700 shares $31.82 thousand +250.0%0.1%0.2 $45.46
4/30/2021200 shares $9.03 thousand -33.3%0.0%0.1 $45.17
4/15/2021300 shares $12.83 thousand -25.0%0.1%0.4 $42.78
3/31/2021400 shares $15.96 thousand No Change0.1%0.7 $39.90
3/15/2021400 shares $16.26 thousand -20.0%0.1%0.7 $40.65
2/26/2021500 shares $19 thousand +25.0%0.1%0.7 $38.00
2/12/2021400 shares $15.36 thousand +100.0%0.1%0.5 $38.39
1/29/2021200 shares $6.82 thousand No Change0.0%0.2 $34.10
1/15/2021200 shares $6.60 thousand No Change0.0%0.3 $33.00
12/31/2020200 shares $6.88 thousand +100.0%0.0%0.3 $34.39
12/15/2020100 shares $3.40 thousand No Change0.0%0.1 $34.00
11/30/2020100 shares $3.09 thousand -50.0%0.0%0.1 $30.86
10/30/2020100 shares $3.18 thousand No Change0.0%0.2 $31.76
10/15/2020100 shares $3.18 thousand -50.0%0.0%0.1 $31.80
9/30/2020200 shares $6 thousand -33.3%0.0%0.2 $30.00
9/15/2020300 shares $9 thousand No Change0.1%0.3 $30.00
8/31/2020300 shares $8.90 thousand +200.0%0.1%0.4 $29.67
8/14/2020100 shares $3 thousand -75.0%0.0%0.1 $30.00
7/31/2020400 shares $11.61 thousand +300.0%0.1%0.4 $29.02
7/15/2020100 shares $3.03 thousand -66.7%0.0%0.2 $30.26
6/30/2020300 shares $8.74 thousand No Change0.1%0.8 $29.12
6/15/2020300 shares $10.12 thousand +200.0%0.1%0.8 $33.74

VBFC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Village Bank and Trust Financial's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Village Bank and Trust Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, traders have sold 9,600 shares of VBFC short. 1.56% of Village Bank and Trust Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Village Bank and Trust Financial's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Village Bank and Trust Financial?

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. VBFC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Village Bank and Trust Financial's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Village Bank and Trust Financial?

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. 1.56% of Village Bank and Trust Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Village Bank and Trust Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Village Bank and Trust Financial saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,600 shares, an increase of 182.4% from the previous total of 3,400 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.

What is Village Bank and Trust Financial's float size?

Village Bank and Trust Financial currently has issued a total of 1,500,000 shares. Some of Village Bank and Trust Financial'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. Village Bank and Trust Financial currently has a public float of 617,100 shares.

How does Village Bank and Trust Financial's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.56% of Village Bank and Trust Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "state commercial banks" compare to Village Bank and Trust Financial: CNB Financial Co. (2.44%), ACNB Co. (1.27%), ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. (1.27%), Unity Bancorp, Inc. (0.87%), Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. (0.77%), Flushing Financial Co. (2.71%), First Business Financial Services, Inc. (0.73%), Red River Bancshares, Inc. (0.72%), Sierra Bancorp (1.12%), Bank7 Corp. (2.07%),

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), Strategy 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 Village Bank and Trust Financial stock?

Short selling VBFC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Village Bank and Trust Financial 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.

How does a short squeeze work against Village Bank and Trust Financial?

A short squeeze for Village Bank and Trust Financial 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 VBFC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Village Bank and Trust Financial'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 VBFC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.



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This page (NASDAQ:VBFC) was last updated on 6/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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