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Vital Farms (VITL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$9.33 -0.11 (-1.17%)
Closing price 10/9/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$9.34 +0.01 (+0.05%)
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Vital Farms Short Interest Overview

As of September 30, 2026, Vital Farms (VITL) had a short interest of 8.69 million shares sold short, representing 21.06% of the public float. This marks a -16.91% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.8, meaning it would take 3.8 days of the average trading volume of 1.98 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
8,687,698 shares
Previous Short Interest
10,455,625 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-16.91%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$80.62 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
42,930,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
21.06%
Today's Trading Volume
1,123,516 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,983,143 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
57%
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Vital Farms Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
9/30/20268,687,698 shares $80.62 million -16.9%21.1%3.79 $9.28
9/15/202610,455,625 shares $104.66 million +9.3%25.3%9.11 $10.01
8/31/20269,564,910 shares $102.15 million +14.2%23.2%7.41 $10.68
8/14/20268,375,857 shares $91.30 million -4.2%20.3%4.83 $10.90
7/31/20268,743,305 shares $111.30 million +9.6%21.2%6.12 $12.73
7/15/20267,978,805 shares $108.43 million +7.6%19.4%5.09 $13.59
6/30/20267,412,289 shares $86.20 million -35.0%18.0%2.32 $11.63
6/15/202611,401,769 shares $120.97 million -0.1%27.7%5.44 $10.61
5/29/202611,415,334 shares $114.27 million -16.4%27.7%3.69 $10.01
5/15/202613,659,135 shares $115.83 million -3.2%40.5%2.48 $8.48
4/30/202614,116,142 shares $192.69 million +12.5%41.9%5.19 $13.65
4/15/202612,550,951 shares $153.87 million +22.5%30.5%4.95 $12.26
3/31/202610,246,712 shares $144.68 million +19.1%24.9%3.4 $14.12
3/13/20268,602,326 shares $148.05 million +9.1%24.4%3.91 $17.21
2/27/20267,882,824 shares $166.25 million -16.8%22.4%2.6 $21.09
2/13/20269,472,602 shares $269.12 million -5.1%23.0%6.84 $28.41
1/30/20269,981,263 shares $283.97 million +0.2%28.3%5.28 $28.45
1/15/20269,965,140 shares $293.87 million -0.6%28.3%8.26 $29.49
12/31/202510,021,240 shares $320.08 million +1.9%28.4%7.1 $31.94
12/15/20259,835,003 shares $339.60 million +12.0%27.9%2.97 $34.53
11/28/20258,779,676 shares $287.05 million -9.6%24.9%6.97 $32.70
11/14/20259,708,310 shares $312.41 million +10.3%27.6%5.9 $32.18
10/31/20258,804,560 shares $289.41 million -7.9%25.0%7.22 $32.87
10/15/20259,560,000 shares $375.71 million -1.3%27.6%8.8 $39.30
9/30/20259,690,000 shares $398.55 million +3.3%28.0%9.2 $41.13
9/15/20259,380,000 shares $441.42 million +18.1%27.1%9.4 $47.06
8/31/20257,940,000 shares $405.65 million +7.7%23.0%8 $51.09
8/15/20257,370,000 shares $351.92 million -4.4%21.7%7.9 $47.75
7/31/20257,710,000 shares $286.81 million +1.3%22.7%8.7 $37.20
7/15/20257,610,000 shares $287.58 million +236.7%22.5%9.7 $37.79
6/30/20252,260,000 shares $87.06 million -70.7%6.4%2.3 $38.52
6/15/20257,720,000 shares $244.34 million +8.1%22.8%9.2 $31.65
5/31/20257,140,000 shares $230.19 million +9.0%21.0%8.2 $32.24
5/15/20256,550,000 shares $224.34 million +2.3%19.3%6.4 $34.25
4/30/20256,400,000 shares $219.14 million -12.9%19.0%6 $34.24
4/15/20257,350,000 shares $248.06 million +14.3%21.8%6.6 $33.75
3/31/20256,430,000 shares $195.92 million -2.4%19.1%5.4 $30.47
3/15/20256,590,000 shares $203.89 million +6.5%20.3%5.7 $30.94
2/28/20256,190,000 shares $204.95 million -8.8%19.1%5.5 $33.11
2/15/20256,790,000 shares $236.02 million +15.9%21.2%6.3 $34.76
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1/31/20255,860,000 shares $257.14 million -3.9%18.2%5.1 $43.88
1/15/20256,100,000 shares $260.29 million -7.2%19.0%5.2 $42.67
12/31/20246,570,000 shares $247.62 million -11.7%20.5%5.9 $37.69
12/15/20247,440,000 shares $279.52 million -24.0%23.2%6.4 $37.57
11/30/20249,790,000 shares $325.03 million +14.9%30.7%8.3 $33.20
11/15/20248,520,000 shares $239.67 million -6.7%26.7%7.4 $28.13
10/31/20249,130,000 shares $316.63 million -5.2%31.3%8.5 $34.68
10/15/20249,630,000 shares $385.20 million +13.3%33.6%9 $40.00
9/30/20248,500,000 shares $298.10 million +5.1%29.7%8.6 $35.07
9/15/20248,090,000 shares $253.62 million +5.1%28.2%8.4 $31.35
8/31/20247,700,000 shares $242.17 million +12.6%27.2%8.3 $31.45
8/15/20246,840,000 shares $209.30 million +55.1%24.1%7.4 $30.60
7/31/20244,410,000 shares $160.92 million +26.0%15.9%4.5 $36.49
7/15/20243,500,000 shares $149.38 million +12.9%12.6%4.2 $42.68
6/30/20243,100,000 shares $144.99 million +20.6%11.2%3.9 $46.77
6/15/20242,570,000 shares $103.80 million +12.7%9.3%3.4 $40.39
5/31/20242,280,000 shares $94.35 million +11.8%8.3%3.1 $41.38
5/15/20242,040,000 shares $74.87 million +9.1%7.5%3.1 $36.70
4/30/20241,870,000 shares $50.04 million +5.1%6.9%3.3 $26.76
4/15/20241,780,000 shares $44.29 million +13.4%6.6%3.9 $24.88
3/31/20241,570,000 shares $36.50 million -11.8%5.8%4 $23.25
3/15/20241,780,000 shares $38.41 million No Change6.6%5.3 $21.58
2/29/20241,780,000 shares $31.99 million +9.2%6.6%6.4 $17.97
2/15/20241,630,000 shares $25.38 million -7.4%6.0%6.5 $15.57
1/31/20241,760,000 shares $25.31 million +11.4%6.7%7.1 $14.38
1/15/20241,580,000 shares $24.10 million +3.3%6.1%6.2 $15.25
12/31/20231,530,000 shares $24.01 million -1.3%5.9%6 $15.69
12/15/20231,550,000 shares $22.35 million +2.0%5.9%5.9 $14.42
11/30/20231,520,000 shares $20.25 million +2.7%5.9%5.3 $13.32
11/15/20231,480,000 shares $18.94 million +2.1%5.7%5.4 $12.80
10/31/20231,450,000 shares $16.04 million -7.6%5.6%4.8 $11.06
10/15/20231,570,000 shares $16.89 million -1.3%6.1%4.3 $10.76
9/30/20231,590,000 shares $18.41 million -3.6%6.2%3.5 $11.58
9/15/20231,650,000 shares $17.85 million -4.1%6.4%3.7 $10.82
8/31/20231,720,000 shares $20.26 million -7.0%6.7%4 $11.78
8/15/20231,850,000 shares $21.00 million -3.7%7.2%4.2 $11.35
7/31/20231,920,000 shares $22.46 million -3.0%7.5%4.8 $11.70
7/15/20231,980,000 shares $20.31 million -10.8%7.8%6 $10.26
6/30/20232,220,000 shares $26.62 million +7.8%8.7%9.1 $11.99
6/15/20232,060,000 shares $27.77 million -8.9%8.1%9 $13.48
5/31/20232,260,000 shares $32.75 million -2.2%8.9%10 $14.49
5/15/20232,310,000 shares $33.33 million +27.6%9.1%10.7 $14.43
4/30/20231,810,000 shares $23.31 million +8.4%7.1%8.2 $12.88
4/15/20231,670,000 shares $22.49 million +1.2%6.6%8.1 $13.47
3/31/20231,650,000 shares $25.25 million +3.8%6.5%7.5 $15.30
3/15/20231,590,000 shares $23.04 million +8.2%6.3%7.2 $14.49
2/28/20231,470,000 shares $23.76 million +9.7%5.9%6.8 $16.16
2/15/20231,340,000 shares $20.77 million +5.5%5.4%6.6 $15.50
1/31/20231,270,000 shares $22.33 million -0.8%5.0%6.8 $17.58
1/15/20231,280,000 shares $20.85 million -5.2%5.1%7.1 $16.29
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12/30/20221,350,000 shares $20.14 million +2.3%5.4%8.2 $14.92
12/15/20221,320,000 shares $19.89 million -7.0%5.2%8.1 $15.07
11/30/20221,420,000 shares $20.26 million -3.4%5.6%7.6 $14.27
11/15/20221,470,000 shares $21.61 million -9.3%5.8%7.7 $14.70
10/31/20221,620,000 shares $21.45 million -16.5%6.4%7.5 $13.24
10/15/20221,940,000 shares $23.53 million -1.0%7.7%7.9 $12.13
9/30/20221,960,000 shares $23.46 million +5.4%7.8%7 $11.97
9/15/20221,860,000 shares $22.65 million +8.1%7.4%6.2 $12.18
8/31/20221,720,000 shares $22.27 million +5.5%6.9%5.9 $12.95
8/15/20221,630,000 shares $22.56 million -1.2%6.5%5.3 $13.84
7/31/20221,650,000 shares $19.47 million -4.6%6.6%5.2 $11.80
7/15/20221,730,000 shares $15.48 million -28.8%6.9%5.8 $8.95
6/30/20222,430,000 shares $21.26 million -5.1%9.8%8.8 $8.75
6/15/20222,560,000 shares $22.48 million +2.0%10.3%9.2 $8.78
5/31/20222,510,000 shares $24.85 million +2.0%15.2%8.9 $9.90
5/15/20222,460,000 shares $24.43 million -14.3%14.8%9.1 $9.93
4/30/20222,870,000 shares $33.01 million -2.7%17.3%11.7 $11.50
4/15/20222,950,000 shares $36.05 million -0.7%17.8%13 $12.22
3/31/20222,970,000 shares $36.71 million -1.3%18.1%13.7 $12.36
3/15/20223,010,000 shares $36.30 million +5.2%18.3%15.7 $12.06
2/28/20222,860,000 shares $40.76 million No Change17.5%16.8 $14.25
2/15/20222,860,000 shares $47.22 million -0.4%15.2%17.6 $16.51
1/31/20222,870,000 shares $47.44 million -1.7%18.2%15 $16.53
1/15/20222,920,000 shares $53.70 million +1.4%15.6%15 $18.39
12/31/20212,880,000 shares $52.01 million -0.7%15.4%14.8 $18.06
12/15/20212,900,000 shares $49.71 million -8.2%15.5%12.6 $17.14
11/30/20213,160,000 shares $53.44 million +1.9%16.9%12.3 $16.91
11/15/20213,100,000 shares $59.89 million +3.0%16.6%11.8 $19.32
10/29/20213,010,000 shares $49.42 million -4.4%16.2%11.2 $16.42
10/15/20213,150,000 shares $56.39 million -15.1%17.0%11 $17.90

VITL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Vital Farms shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, traders have sold 8,687,698 shares of VITL short. 21.06% of Vital Farms' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vital Farms' current short interest.

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. VITL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.8. Learn More on Vital Farms'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. 21.06% of Vital Farms' floating shares are currently sold short.

Vital Farms saw a decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 8,687,698 shares, a decline of 16.9% from the previous total of 10,455,625 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.

21.06% of Vital Farms' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "packaged foods & meats" compare to Vital Farms: Utz Brands, Inc. (5.82%), Nomad Foods Limited (2.26%), J & J Snack Foods Corp. (6.32%), Seneca Foods Corp. (5.19%), Flowers Foods, Inc. (22.77%), The Simply Good Foods Company (9.84%), BellRing Brands Inc. (10.70%), John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (6.55%), Westrock Coffee Company (6.91%), Once Upon A Farm (14.07%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($52.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($25.28 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.70 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.54 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.22 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.80 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.65 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($7.23 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VITL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vital Farms as its price is falling. VITL shares are trading down $0.11 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 Vital Farms 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 VITL, 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 VITL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like VITL:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NASDAQ:VITL is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 10/9/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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