Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $45.46 -0.09 (-0.20%) As of 05/20/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Short Interest DataVanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) has a short interest of 1.20 million shares. This marks a -68.25% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.3, indicating that it would take 0.3 days of the average trading volume of 2.34 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,200,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest3,780,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-68.25%Dollar Volume Sold Short$55.58 millionShort Interest Ratio0.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares418,430,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.29%Today's Trading Volume1,075,393 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,337,206 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average46% Short Selling Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities 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 ChartVMBS Short Interest Over TimeVMBS Days to Cover Over TimeVMBS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities 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 4/30/20251,200,000 shares $55.58 million -68.3%N/A0.3 $46.32 4/15/20253,780,000 shares $173.12 million +972.0%0.9%1 $45.80 3/31/2025352,600 shares $16.33 million -65.4%0.1%0.2 $46.31 3/15/20251,020,000 shares $46.90 million +24.8%0.2%0.5 $45.98 2/28/2025817,400 shares $38.00 million +115.4%0.2%0.4 $46.49 2/15/2025379,500 shares $17.35 million -70.8%0.1%0.2 $45.73 1/31/20251,300,000 shares $59.28 million -26.1%N/A0.5 $45.60 1/15/20251,760,000 shares $79.55 million -33.8%N/A0.7 $45.20 12/31/20242,660,000 shares $120.60 million -17.1%N/A1.2 $45.34 12/15/20243,210,000 shares $146.95 million -66.2%N/A1.5 $45.78 Get the Latest News and Ratings for VMBS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/20249,500,000 shares $440.42 million +389.7%N/A4.7 $46.36 11/15/20241,940,000 shares $88.37 million +55.2%N/A1.1 $45.55 10/31/20241,250,000 shares $57.26 million +88.3%N/A0.8 $45.81 10/15/2024663,700 shares $30.89 million +0.0%N/A0.4 $46.54 9/30/2024663,600 shares $31.33 million -19.4%N/A0.4 $47.21 9/15/2024823,700 shares $39.08 million +7.7%N/A0.5 $47.45 8/31/2024765,200 shares $35.83 million -17.3%N/A0.4 $46.82 8/15/2024925,100 shares $43.12 million -66.8%N/A0.5 $46.61 7/31/20242,790,000 shares $129.37 million +343.8%N/A1.7 $46.37 7/15/2024628,600 shares $28.83 million -5.3%N/A0.5 $45.87 6/30/2024663,600 shares $30.13 million +165.0%N/A0.5 $45.40 6/15/2024250,400 shares $11.45 million -67.7%N/A0.2 $45.72 5/31/2024776,300 shares $34.91 million +36.3%N/A0.6 $44.97 5/15/2024569,600 shares $25.88 million -53.7%N/A0.4 $45.44 4/30/20241,230,000 shares $54.39 million +173.3%N/A0.8 $44.22 4/15/2024450,100 shares $19.95 million +25.9%N/A0.3 $44.33 3/31/2024122,600 shares $5.59 million -80.8%N/A0.7 $45.61 3/15/2024637,500 shares $28.83 million +63.9%N/A0.4 $45.22 2/29/2024388,900 shares $17.63 million -72.6%N/A0.2 $45.34 2/15/20241,420,000 shares $64.48 million +198.7%N/A0.7 $45.41 1/31/2024475,400 shares $21.96 million -31.1%N/A0.3 $46.19 1/15/2024689,700 shares $31.93 million +14.8%N/A0.4 $46.29 12/31/2023600,800 shares $27.85 million -49.1%N/A0.3 $46.36 12/15/20231,180,000 shares $54.39 million +185.7%N/A0.5 $46.09 11/30/2023413,000 shares $18.50 million -33.6%N/A0.2 $44.80 11/15/2023621,500 shares $27.28 million -11.9%N/A0.3 $43.90 10/31/2023705,100 shares $30.09 million -11.6%N/A0.3 $42.67 10/15/2023797,200 shares $34.57 million -43.9%N/A0.4 $43.37 9/30/20231,420,000 shares $62.17 million +44.1%N/A0.9 $43.78 9/15/2023985,700 shares $44.06 million +0.4%N/A0.7 $44.70The Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result. 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Short interest is the volume of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 1,200,000 shares of VMBS short. Learn More on Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF's current short interest. Is Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF's short interest increasing or decreasing? Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,200,000 shares, a drop of 68.3% from the previous total of 3,780,000 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 Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF: First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF (0.11%), iShares GNMA Bond ETF (0.03%), and iShares MBS ETF (0.57%). Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock? Short selling VMBS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF as its price is falling. VMBS shares are trading down $0.09 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 Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF? A short squeeze for Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities 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 VMBS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities 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 VMBS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies LMBS Short Interest Data GNMA Short Interest Data MBB Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:VMBS) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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