Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (VGUS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, investors have sold 19,200 shares of VGUS short. Learn More on Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF's current short interest.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF: iShares iBonds Dec 2031 Term Treasury ETF (0.48%), iShares iBonds Dec 2033 Term Treasury ETF (0.42%), iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury ETF (0.86%), US Treasury 2 Year Note ETF (0.80%), iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF (0.60%), US Treasury 12 Month Bill ETF (0.32%), US Treasury 10 Year Note ETF (0.28%), iShares iBonds Dec 2034 Term Treasury ETF (0.64%), iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF (0.24%), iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF (1.50%),

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.

Short selling VGUS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF as its price is falling. VGUS shares are trading up $0.03 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 Ultra-Short Treasury 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 VGUS, 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 VGUS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.