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Vera Bradley (VRA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$2.17 -0.01 (-0.46%)
Closing price 09/5/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$2.16 0.00 (-0.23%)
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Vera Bradley Short Interest Data

Vera Bradley (VRA) has a short interest of 1.70 million shares, representing 9.29% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -17.87% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.0, indicating that it would take 5.0 days of the average trading volume of 103,143 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,700,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
2,070,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-17.87%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$3.33 million
Short Interest Ratio
5.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
27,930,000 shares
Float Size
18,290,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
9.29%
Today's Trading Volume
95,420 shares
Average Trading Volume
103,143 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
93%
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VRA Short Interest Over Time

VRA Days to Cover Over Time

VRA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Vera Bradley Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/15/20251,700,000 shares $3.33 million -17.9%9.3%5 $1.96
7/31/20252,070,000 shares $4.00 million -10.8%11.3%5.9 $1.93
7/15/20252,320,000 shares $4.78 million +3,886.3%12.7%6.6 $2.06
6/30/202558,200 shares $128.62 thousand -98.3%0.2%1.4 $2.21
6/15/20253,460,000 shares $6.16 million +2.4%18.5%11.8 $1.78
5/31/20253,380,000 shares $6.90 million -2.3%17.4%14.1 $2.04
5/15/20253,460,000 shares $7.30 million -0.6%17.8%15.7 $2.11
4/30/20253,480,000 shares $6.79 million +18.0%17.9%15 $1.95
4/15/20252,950,000 shares $5.37 million -0.7%15.3%12.4 $1.82
3/31/20252,970,000 shares $6.68 million +5.3%14.9%13.1 $2.25
3/15/20252,820,000 shares $6.94 million +8.5%14.2%11 $2.46
2/28/20252,600,000 shares $8.53 million -0.4%13.1%9 $3.28
2/15/20252,610,000 shares $8.77 million +11.5%13.1%9.1 $3.36
1/31/20252,340,000 shares $8.75 million -3.7%11.7%8.4 $3.74
1/15/20252,430,000 shares $9.21 million -2.8%12.2%8.8 $3.79
12/31/20242,500,000 shares $9.83 million -13.5%12.5%8.3 $3.93
12/15/20242,890,000 shares $12.28 million -4.3%14.4%9.1 $4.25
11/30/20243,020,000 shares $17.67 million No Change14.8%8.5 $5.85
11/15/20243,020,000 shares $15.61 million -9.3%14.8%7.6 $5.17
10/31/20243,330,000 shares $16.68 million -2.6%16.3%7.8 $5.01
10/15/20243,420,000 shares $19.05 million +9.6%16.8%7.5 $5.57
9/30/20243,120,000 shares $17.04 million -22.8%15.1%6.7 $5.46
9/15/20244,040,000 shares $19.76 million +17.8%19.5%8.3 $4.89
8/31/20243,430,000 shares $20.00 million +39.4%15.9%6.7 $5.83
8/15/20242,460,000 shares $15.38 million +11.8%11.4%5.8 $6.25
7/31/20242,200,000 shares $15.14 million +35.8%10.2%5.5 $6.88
7/15/20241,620,000 shares $10.56 million +52.8%7.5%4.3 $6.52
6/30/20241,060,000 shares $6.64 million +27.2%4.9%3 $6.26
6/15/2024833,600 shares $5.13 million +22.8%3.9%2.6 $6.16
5/31/2024679,100 shares $5.54 million -10.1%3.0%2.4 $8.16
5/15/2024755,300 shares $5.87 million -1.1%3.3%2.7 $7.77
4/30/2024763,500 shares $5.03 million +2.3%3.5%2.7 $6.59
4/15/2024746,400 shares $4.75 million +24.1%3.4%2.6 $6.37
3/31/2024601,300 shares $4.09 million -23.6%2.7%1.9 $6.80
3/15/2024786,800 shares $5.04 million +7.3%3.5%2.4 $6.41
2/29/2024733,000 shares $5.72 million -7.4%3.3%2.4 $7.80
2/15/2024791,600 shares $6.23 million +7.7%3.5%2.5 $7.87
1/31/2024735,300 shares $5.65 million -3.7%3.3%2.3 $7.68
1/15/2024763,300 shares $5.40 million -4.4%3.4%2.5 $7.08
12/31/2023798,400 shares $6.15 million +21.6%3.5%3 $7.70
12/15/2023656,600 shares $4.67 million +15.3%2.9%2.6 $7.11
11/30/2023569,400 shares $4.28 million +0.3%2.5%2.5 $7.51
11/15/2023567,800 shares $4.36 million -4.2%2.5%2.5 $7.68
10/31/2023592,800 shares $4.34 million +2.7%2.6%2.9 $7.32
10/15/2023577,300 shares $3.82 million -4.4%2.6%2.9 $6.61
9/30/2023604,100 shares $3.99 million +0.6%2.7%3 $6.61
9/15/2023600,600 shares $4.02 million -8.9%2.7%3.1 $6.69
8/31/2023659,400 shares $4.73 million +9.3%2.9%2.4 $7.17
8/15/2023603,500 shares $4.12 million -5.7%2.7%2.1 $6.83
7/31/2023640,100 shares $4.31 million +5.2%2.8%2.1 $6.74
7/15/2023608,200 shares $3.81 million -4.8%2.7%2 $6.27
6/30/2023638,700 shares $4.08 million +117.8%2.9%2 $6.39
6/15/2023293,300 shares $1.80 million +6.1%1.4%0.9 $6.13
5/31/2023276,500 shares $1.31 million -25.8%1.3%1 $4.75
5/15/2023372,600 shares $1.98 million -15.6%1.6%1.5 $5.31
4/30/2023441,600 shares $2.31 million +1.5%1.9%1.7 $5.24
4/15/2023435,300 shares $2.62 million +31.5%1.9%1.7 $6.03
3/31/2023331,100 shares $1.98 million -0.4%1.5%1.2 $5.99
3/15/2023332,500 shares $1.90 million -6.0%1.4%1.2 $5.72
2/28/2023353,600 shares $1.87 million +1.1%1.6%1.3 $5.30
2/15/2023349,600 shares $1.99 million +8.3%1.6%1.3 $5.70
1/31/2023322,900 shares $1.92 million -45.1%1.5%1.2 $5.95
1/15/2023588,200 shares $3.21 million +49.8%2.7%2.3 $5.45
12/30/2022392,600 shares $1.78 million -3.8%1.7%1.6 $4.53
12/15/2022408,100 shares $1.87 million +7.4%1.8%1.6 $4.59
11/30/2022380,100 shares $1.44 million +0.3%1.6%1.4 $3.80
11/15/2022379,000 shares $1.37 million -6.2%1.6%1.3 $3.62
10/31/2022404,100 shares $1.31 million -21.4%1.7%1.4 $3.25
10/15/2022514,300 shares $1.52 million -21.3%2.3%1.6 $2.96
9/30/2022653,300 shares $1.97 million +4.6%2.9%1.9 $3.01
9/15/2022624,600 shares $2.09 million +1.9%2.8%1.5 $3.35
8/31/2022613,200 shares $2.43 million +5.4%2.7%1.1 $3.96
8/15/2022581,700 shares $2.67 million -6.6%2.6%1 $4.59
7/31/2022622,700 shares $2.61 million -16.8%2.7%1 $4.19
7/15/2022748,400 shares $3.25 million +9.3%3.3%1.2 $4.34
6/30/2022684,600 shares $2.97 million -71.8%3.0%1.2 $4.34
6/15/20222,430,000 shares $11.57 million -22.6%10.7%4.4 $4.76
5/31/20223,140,000 shares $21.38 million +7.5%13.2%9.1 $6.81
5/15/20222,920,000 shares $19.36 million +13.6%12.3%9.8 $6.63
4/30/20222,570,000 shares $15.81 million +13.7%10.7%9.6 $6.15
4/15/20222,260,000 shares $15.55 million -3.0%9.4%9 $6.88
3/31/20222,330,000 shares $17.87 million -10.7%9.7%9.4 $7.67
3/15/20222,610,000 shares $20.07 million +42.6%10.3%10.8 $7.69
2/28/20221,830,000 shares $13.83 million +7.7%7.2%6.3 $7.56
2/15/20221,700,000 shares $13.82 million +8.3%6.7%6.2 $8.13
1/31/20221,570,000 shares $12.86 million -4.9%6.2%5.8 $8.19
1/15/20221,650,000 shares $13.76 million -10.3%6.5%5.9 $8.34
12/31/20211,840,000 shares $15.66 million +12.9%7.2%7 $8.51
12/15/20211,630,000 shares $14.16 million -5.8%6.4%5.7 $8.69
11/30/20211,730,000 shares $16.45 million -2.8%6.7%6.3 $9.51
11/15/20211,780,000 shares $19.05 million -4.8%6.9%6.4 $10.70
10/29/20211,870,000 shares $18.34 million +15.4%7.3%7 $9.81
10/15/20211,620,000 shares $16.02 million +33.9%6.3%6.1 $9.89
9/30/20211,210,000 shares $11.39 million -1.6%4.7%4.6 $9.41
9/15/20211,230,000 shares $12.47 million +31.9%4.8%4.7 $10.14
8/31/2021932,300 shares $10.68 million +3.1%3.7%3.5 $11.46
8/13/2021904,000 shares $10.52 million -9.2%3.5%3.6 $11.64
7/30/2021995,200 shares $10.96 million -5.2%3.9%3.8 $11.01
7/15/20211,050,000 shares $11.89 million No Change4.1%4.1 $11.32
6/30/20211,050,000 shares $13.01 million +31.7%4.1%4 $12.39
6/15/2021797,300 shares $9.94 million +30.5%3.1%3 $12.47
5/28/2021610,900 shares $7.01 million +1.4%2.4%2.3 $11.48
5/14/2021602,200 shares $6.37 million -1.2%2.5%2.3 $10.58
4/30/2021609,500 shares $6.94 million +1.0%2.5%2.2 $11.38
4/15/2021603,300 shares $6.61 million -18.0%2.5%1.9 $10.95
3/31/2021735,600 shares $7.42 million -14.9%3.0%2.3 $10.09
3/15/2021864,500 shares $9.87 million -23.5%3.6%2.6 $11.42
2/26/20211,130,000 shares $10.90 million -23.7%4.7%3 $9.65
2/12/20211,480,000 shares $13.38 million -40.3%6.3%3.7 $9.04
1/29/20212,480,000 shares $21.10 million -0.8%10.8%6 $8.51
1/15/20212,500,000 shares $20.65 million -2.7%11.2%6.3 $8.26
12/31/20202,570,000 shares $20.71 million +3.6%11.5%6.2 $8.06
12/15/20202,480,000 shares $18.60 million +2.1%11.1%5.7 $7.50
11/30/20202,430,000 shares $21.85 million +4.7%11.0%5.6 $8.99
10/30/20202,050,000 shares $13.53 million +0.5%9.4%3.2 $6.60
10/15/20202,040,000 shares $14.71 million -6.0%9.3%3.2 $7.21
9/30/20202,170,000 shares $13.26 million +0.9%9.9%3.4 $6.11
9/15/20202,150,000 shares $17.91 million +65.4%9.8%3.4 $8.33

VRA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Vera Bradley's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Vera Bradley shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 15th, traders have sold 1,700,000 shares of VRA short. 9.29% of Vera Bradley's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vera Bradley's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Vera Bradley?

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. VRA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Vera Bradley's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Vera Bradley?

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. 9.29% of Vera Bradley's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Vera Bradley's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Vera Bradley saw a decrease in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,700,000 shares, a decrease of 17.9% from the previous total of 2,070,000 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.

What is Vera Bradley's float size?

Vera Bradley currently has issued a total of 27,930,000 shares. Some of Vera Bradley's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Vera Bradley currently has a public float of 18,290,000 shares.

How does Vera Bradley's short interest compare to its competitors?

9.29% of Vera Bradley's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Vera Bradley: Fossil Group, Inc. (5.07%), Tapestry, Inc. (6.20%), Ralph Lauren Corporation (3.30%), V.F. Corporation (10.35%), PVH Corp. (13.79%), Columbia Sportswear Company (9.39%), Hanesbrands Inc. (6.20%), G-III Apparel Group, LTD. (17.29%), Carter's, Inc. (13.64%), Oxford Industries, Inc. (16.75%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Vera Bradley stock?

Short selling VRA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vera Bradley as its price is falling. VRA shares are trading down $0.01 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 Vera Bradley?

A short squeeze for Vera Bradley 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 VRA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Vera Bradley'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 VRA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:VRA) was last updated on 9/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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