Vital Farms (VITL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $38.17 -0.74 (-1.90%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$38.04 -0.13 (-0.34%) As of 07/11/2025 07:42 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Vital Farms Short Interest DataVital Farms (VITL) has a short interest of 2.26 million shares, representing 6.45% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -70.73% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.3, indicating that it would take 2.3 days of the average trading volume of 1.03 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,260,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest7,720,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-70.73%Dollar Volume Sold Short$87.06 millionShort Interest Ratio2.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 30, 2025Outstanding Shares44,550,000 sharesShort Percent of Float6.45%Today's Trading Volume457,044 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,030,570 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average44% Short Selling Vital Farms? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Vital Farms and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartVITL Short Interest Over TimeVITL Days to Cover Over TimeVITL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Vital Farms Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 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 Get the Latest News and Ratings for VITL and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Vital Farms and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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 $12.80Forget Nvidia, This “Ghost Town” Company Holds the Key to the AI Boom (Ad)Cold War Discovery Could Unlock $100 Trillion in Wealth Jeff recently traveled to an American ghost town to investigate this crazy Cold War story… Because it could hold the key to the entire $100 trillion AI boom. 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Click here to see the details on what could be the biggest tech story of this decade. 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 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 $17.90Forget Nvidia, This “Ghost Town” Company Holds the Key to the AI Boom (Ad)Cold War Discovery Could Unlock $100 Trillion in Wealth Jeff recently traveled to an American ghost town to investigate this crazy Cold War story… Because it could hold the key to the entire $100 trillion AI boom. 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Click here to see the details on what could be the biggest tech story of this decade. 9/30/20213,710,000 shares $65.18 million -0.3%20.0%12.3 $17.57 9/15/20213,720,000 shares $68.82 million -2.6%20.1%12.3 $18.50 8/31/20213,820,000 shares $68.68 million -7.3%20.6%12.2 $17.98 8/13/20214,120,000 shares $73.05 million +2.0%22.9%12.7 $17.73 7/30/20214,040,000 shares $70.34 million -9.0%22.4%11.3 $17.41 7/15/20214,440,000 shares $83.29 million +5.2%24.6%13.2 $18.76 6/30/20214,220,000 shares $84.23 million -0.9%23.4%12 $19.96 6/15/20214,260,000 shares $88.14 million +1.9%23.6%9.8 $20.69 5/28/20214,180,000 shares $88.99 million +2.7%23.6%8.6 $21.29 5/14/20214,070,000 shares $81.12 million +4.4%23.0%8.3 $19.93 4/30/20213,900,000 shares $98.48 million -5.8%22.3%6.9 $25.25 4/15/20214,140,000 shares $99.61 million +1.0%23.9%6.7 $24.06 3/31/20214,100,000 shares $85.77 million +18.5%23.8%6.6 $20.92 3/15/20213,460,000 shares $98.13 million -3.4%20.1%6 $28.36 2/26/20213,580,000 shares $97.02 million +13.3%20.8%6.7 $27.10 2/12/20213,160,000 shares $81.02 million +1.6%18.9%5.9 $25.64 1/29/20213,110,000 shares $75.42 million -15.3%18.4%5.8 $24.25 1/15/20213,670,000 shares $93.55 million No Change21.8%7.7 $25.49 VITL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Vital Farms' current short interest? 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 June 30th, traders have sold 2,260,000 shares of VITL short. 6.45% of Vital Farms' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vital Farms' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Vital Farms? 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 2.0. Learn More on Vital Farms's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Vital Farms? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Vital Farms: Jane Street Group LLC, AYAL Capital Advisors Ltd, Caption Management LLC, First Sabrepoint Capital Management LP, PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Fulcrum Asset Management LLP, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Vital Farms? 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. 6.45% of Vital Farms' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Vital Farms' short interest increasing or decreasing? Vital Farms saw a decrease in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,260,000 shares, a decrease of 70.7% from the previous total of 7,720,000 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 Vital Farms' short interest compare to its competitors? 6.45% of Vital Farms' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Vital Farms: Utz Brands, Inc. (0.00%), Freshpet, Inc. (16.41%), Nomad Foods Limited (1.18%), WK Kellogg Co. (16.26%), Oatly Group AB Sponsored ADR (5.09%), Mama's Creations, Inc. (6.81%), Beyond Meat, Inc. (39.70%), Forafric Global PLC (5.69%), Borealis Foods Inc. (0.27%), Bridgford Foods Corporation (0.37%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Vital Farms stock? 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 $0.74 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 Vital Farms? A short squeeze for Vital Farms 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 VITL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Vital Farms' 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 VITL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025. 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