Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (VGSH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $58.54 -0.12 (-0.20%) Closing price 05/2/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$58.72 +0.18 (+0.30%) As of 05/2/2025 07:59 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 Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Short Interest DataVanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (VGSH) has a short interest of 5.78 million shares, representing 1.51% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 484.78% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.5, indicating that it would take 1.5 days of the average trading volume of 2.73 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest5,780,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest988,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+484.78%Dollar Volume Sold Short$338.82 millionShort Interest Ratio1.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Outstanding Shares382,590,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.51%Today's Trading Volume4,085,854 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,732,123 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average150% Short Selling Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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 ChartVGSH Short Interest Over TimeVGSH Days to Cover Over TimeVGSH Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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 4/15/20255,780,000 shares $338.82 million +484.8%1.5%1.5 $58.62 3/31/2025988,400 shares $58.01 million +84.7%0.3%0.3 $58.69 3/15/2025535,200 shares $31.30 million -63.8%0.1%0.2 $58.48 2/28/20251,480,000 shares $86.77 million +25.4%0.4%0.5 $58.63 2/15/20251,180,000 shares $68.75 million +40.9%0.3%0.5 $58.26 1/31/2025837,400 shares $48.91 million +64.8%N/A0.3 $58.41 1/15/2025508,000 shares $29.58 million -48.5%N/A0.2 $58.23 12/31/2024985,600 shares $57.34 million +148.8%N/A0.4 $58.18 12/15/2024396,100 shares $23.08 million +0.4%N/A0.2 $58.26 11/30/2024394,600 shares $23.06 million -4.8%N/A0.2 $58.44 Get the Latest News and Ratings for VGSH and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/15/2024414,300 shares $24.12 million +132.4%N/A0.2 $58.22 10/31/2024178,300 shares $10.43 million -68.8%N/A0.1 $58.48 10/15/2024571,600 shares $33.48 million +56.3%N/A0.2 $58.58 9/30/2024365,800 shares $21.59 million +68.3%N/A0.1 $59.02 9/15/2024217,400 shares $12.83 million -31.3%N/A0.1 $59.01 8/31/2024316,200 shares $18.58 million -44.3%N/A0.1 $58.77 8/15/2024567,900 shares $33.23 million +10.0%N/A0.3 $58.52 7/31/2024516,500 shares $30.20 million -22.6%N/A0.3 $58.48 7/15/2024667,100 shares $38.82 million +66.9%N/A0.4 $58.19 6/30/2024399,800 shares $23.18 million +39.7%N/A0.2 $57.99 6/15/2024286,200 shares $16.59 million +65.7%N/A0.2 $57.97 5/31/2024172,700 shares $9.99 million -2.7%N/A0.1 $57.87 5/15/2024177,400 shares $10.27 million -70.4%N/A0.1 $57.89 4/30/2024600,100 shares $34.60 million -43.9%N/A0.2 $57.65 4/15/20241,070,000 shares $61.69 million -34.0%N/A0.3 $57.65 3/31/20241,900 shares $110,333.00 -99.7%N/A0.3 $58.07 3/15/2024539,200 shares $31.21 million -78.4%N/A0.1 $57.89 2/29/20242,490,000 shares $144.62 million +164.5%N/A0.6 $58.08 2/15/2024941,300 shares $54.68 million +29.2%N/A0.2 $58.09 1/31/2024728,400 shares $42.64 million +132.6%N/A0.2 $58.54 1/15/2024313,200 shares $18.33 million -24.2%N/A0.1 $58.52 12/31/2023413,400 shares $24.11 million +137.7%N/A0.1 $58.33 12/15/2023173,900 shares $10.13 million -14.5%N/A0.1 $58.26 11/30/2023203,300 shares $11.80 million -67.2%N/A0.1 $58.04 11/15/2023620,100 shares $35.79 million -21.3%N/A0.2 $57.71 10/31/2023787,600 shares $45.38 million +474.1%N/A0.3 $57.62 10/15/2023137,200 shares $7.89 million -82.0%N/A0.1 $57.54 9/30/2023763,900 shares $44.00 million +51.5%N/A0.3 $57.60 9/15/2023504,100 shares $29.02 million -10.5%N/A0.2 $57.57 8/31/2023562,900 shares $32.56 million -13.9%N/A0.2 $57.84The Man I Turn to In Times Like This (Ad)A storm is brewing in the markets: new tariffs, recession warnings, and panic in the headlines. 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Hear Tilson’s take now 8/15/2023653,600 shares $37.65 million +171.8%N/A0.2 $57.61 7/31/2023240,500 shares $13.89 million -57.1%N/A0.1 $57.74 7/15/2023560,300 shares $32.38 million -4.2%N/A0.2 $57.79 6/30/2023584,700 shares $33.75 million +71.9%N/A0.2 $57.73 6/15/2023340,100 shares $19.69 million -64.1%N/A0.1 $57.90 5/31/2023947,200 shares $55.09 million +26.9%N/A0.3 $58.16 5/15/2023746,400 shares $43.68 million +35.6%N/A0.2 $58.52 4/30/2023550,300 shares $32.21 million +35.9%N/A0.2 $58.53 4/15/2023404,900 shares $23.65 million -55.3%N/A0.1 $58.41 3/31/2023905,400 shares $53.00 million -59.2%N/A0.2 $58.54 3/15/20232,220,000 shares $129.94 million +35.4%N/A0.6 $58.53 2/28/20231,640,000 shares $94.61 million +351.4%N/A0.5 $57.69 2/15/2023363,300 shares $20.98 million -48.2%N/A0.1 $57.75 1/31/2023701,400 shares $40.86 million -62.1%N/A0.2 $58.25 1/15/20231,850,000 shares $107.61 million +14.2%N/A0.5 $58.17 12/30/20221,620,000 shares $93.67 million +50.0%N/A0.5 $57.82 12/15/20221,080,000 shares $62.72 million -42.9%N/A0.3 $58.07 11/30/20221,890,000 shares $109.51 million -1.6%N/A0.5 $57.94 11/15/20221,920,000 shares $111.05 million +86.4%N/A0.6 $57.84 10/31/20221,030,000 shares $59.37 million -59.6%N/A0.3 $57.64 10/15/20222,550,000 shares $146.70 million No ChangeN/A0.7 $57.53 9/30/2022953,000 shares $55.07 million -41.9%N/A0.3 $57.79 9/15/20221,640,000 shares $95.27 million +132.9%N/A0.5 $58.09 8/31/2022704,100 shares $41.22 million -43.2%N/A0.2 $58.54 8/15/20221,240,000 shares $72.85 million -27.5%N/A0.4 $58.75 7/31/20221,710,000 shares $100.96 million -32.1%N/A0.5 $59.04 7/15/20222,520,000 shares $148.00 million +235.5%N/A0.7 $58.73 6/30/2022751,100 shares $44.21 million -3.1%N/A0.2 $58.86 6/15/2022775,100 shares $45.34 million -55.2%N/A0.3 $58.50 5/31/20221,730,000 shares $102.50 million +116.6%N/A0.6 $59.25 5/15/2022798,700 shares $47.22 million -29.3%N/A0.3 $59.12 4/30/20221,130,000 shares $66.61 million -27.6%N/A0.3 $58.95 4/15/20221,560,000 shares $92.27 million +90.7%N/A0.4 $59.15 3/31/2022817,900 shares $48.47 million +147.0%N/A0.2 $59.26 3/15/2022331,100 shares $19.77 million -67.2%N/A0.1 $59.70 2/28/20221,010,000 shares $60.73 million +3.0%N/A0.3 $60.13 2/15/2022981,100 shares $58.80 million -39.8%N/A0.4 $59.93 1/31/20221,630,000 shares $98.44 million +329.9%N/A0.7 $60.39 1/15/2022379,200 shares $22.97 million -38.7%N/A0.2 $60.57 12/31/2021618,700 shares $37.64 million +349.3%N/A0.3 $60.83 12/15/2021137,700 shares $8.40 million -46.4%N/A0.1 $61.03 11/30/2021256,900 shares $15.71 million -81.4%N/A0.2 $61.16 11/15/20211,380,000 shares $84.36 million +164.5%N/A1.1 $61.13 10/29/2021521,800 shares $31.94 million -45.7%N/A0.5 $61.21 10/15/2021960,200 shares $58.83 million +162.0%N/A0.9 $61.27 9/30/2021366,500 shares $22.51 million +13.7%N/A0.3 $61.41 9/15/2021322,300 shares $19.82 million -17.4%N/A0.3 $61.48 8/31/2021390,200 shares $24.00 million -50.0%N/A0.3 $61.50 8/13/2021779,900 shares $47.93 million -17.8%N/A0.6 $61.46 7/30/2021948,700 shares $58.37 million -25.3%N/A0.7 $61.53The Man I Turn to In Times Like This (Ad)A storm is brewing in the markets: new tariffs, recession warnings, and panic in the headlines. 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Hear Tilson’s take now 7/15/20211,270,000 shares $78.07 million +143.1%N/A0.9 $61.47 6/30/2021522,500 shares $32.10 million +217.4%N/A0.3 $61.43 6/15/2021164,600 shares $10.13 million +38.3%N/A0.1 $61.52 5/28/2021119,000 shares $7.33 million -8.6%N/A0.1 $61.57 5/14/2021130,200 shares $8.01 million +32.5%N/A0.1 $61.53 4/30/202198,300 shares $6.05 million -65.2%N/A0 $61.54 4/15/2021282,500 shares $17.38 million -38.6%N/A0.1 $61.52 3/31/2021460,100 shares $28.31 million +5,128.4%N/A0.3 $61.53 3/15/20218,800 shares $541,376.00 -94.3%N/A0 $61.52 2/26/2021154,000 shares $9.47 million -41.4%N/A0.1 $61.50 2/12/2021262,600 shares $16.18 million +82.2%N/A0.2 $61.61 1/29/2021144,100 shares $8.88 million -47.3%N/A0.1 $61.62 1/15/2021273,300 shares $16.83 million -14.2%N/A0.2 $61.58 12/31/2020318,400 shares $19.62 million +4.7%N/A0.2 $61.62 12/15/2020304,000 shares $18.85 million -66.9%N/A0.3 $62.01 11/30/2020918,500 shares $56.96 million +236.2%N/A0.7 $62.01 10/30/2020114,300 shares $7.09 million -82.9%N/A0.1 $62.04 10/15/2020668,100 shares $41.46 million +227.8%N/A0 $62.06 9/30/2020203,800 shares $12.65 million +6.8%N/A0.2 $62.09 9/15/2020422,600 shares $26.24 million +121.4%N/A0.3 $62.09 8/31/2020190,900 shares $11.86 million +152.2%N/A0.1 $62.13 8/14/202075,700 shares $4.70 million -32.1%N/A0.1 $62.12 7/31/2020111,400 shares $6.93 million +317.2%N/A0.1 $62.21 7/15/202026,700 shares $1.66 million -86.0%N/A0 $62.15 6/30/2020190,400 shares $11.84 million -7.6%N/A0.1 $62.21 6/15/2020206,100 shares $12.81 million +49.7%N/A0.1 $62.15 5/29/2020137,700 shares $8.57 million -79.1%N/A0.1 $62.24 5/15/2020659,100 shares $41.04 million +44.2%N/A0.3 $62.27 VGSH Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 5,780,000 shares of VGSH short. 1.51% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF? 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. VGSH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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 Short-Term Treasury Index 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. 1.51% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing? Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,780,000 shares, an increase of 484.8% from the previous total of 988,400 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 Short-Term Treasury Index ETF's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.51% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF: Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (0.12%), Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index ETF (0.73%), Dimensional Global Credit ETF (0.11%), iShares Total Return Active ETF (0.40%), AB Core Plus Bond ETF (0.01%), TrueShares Active Yield ETF (0.01%), First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (0.27%), Nuveen Core Plus Bond ETF (0.06%), IDX Dynamic Fixed Income ETF (0.02%), and Western Asset Bond ETF (0.08%). 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 ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock? Short selling VGSH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF as its price is falling. VGSH shares are trading down $0.12 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 Short-Term Treasury Index ETF? A short squeeze for Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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 VGSH, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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 VGSH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025. 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