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Vistagen Therapeutics (VTGN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$2.32 -0.04 (-1.69%)
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Vistagen Therapeutics Short Interest Data

Vistagen Therapeutics (VTGN) has a short interest of 533,800 shares, representing 2.04% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 2.14% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.2, indicating that it would take 4.2 days of the average trading volume of 171,442 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
533,800 shares
Previous Short Interest
522,600 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+2.14%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.35 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
28,862,000 shares
Float Size
26,110,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.04%
Today's Trading Volume
106,131 shares
Average Trading Volume
171,442 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
62%
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VTGN Short Interest Over Time

VTGN Days to Cover Over Time

VTGN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Vistagen Therapeutics Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/31/2025533,800 shares $1.35 million +2.1%2.0%4.2 $2.52
5/15/2025522,600 shares $1.20 million +9.7%2.0%3.9 $2.30
4/30/2025476,300 shares $1.11 million -8.0%1.8%3.5 $2.34
4/15/2025517,500 shares $1.15 million -3.4%2.0%3.5 $2.22
3/31/2025535,600 shares $1.34 million -9.9%2.1%3.2 $2.50
3/15/2025594,700 shares $1.61 million -8.6%2.3%2.5 $2.70
2/28/2025650,400 shares $1.76 million -2.9%2.5%2.6 $2.70
2/15/2025669,800 shares $1.99 million -10.0%2.6%2.6 $2.97
1/31/2025744,400 shares $2.15 million +13.1%3.0%2.8 $2.89
1/15/2025658,100 shares $1.95 million +46.2%2.6%2.4 $2.97
12/31/2024450,000 shares $1.33 million +9.9%1.8%1.6 $2.95
12/15/2024409,600 shares $995.33 thousand -3.7%1.6%1.7 $2.43
11/30/2024425,500 shares $1.21 million -0.5%1.7%2.1 $2.84
11/15/2024427,500 shares $1.12 million -19.1%1.7%2.3 $2.63
10/31/2024528,200 shares $1.63 million -18.1%2.1%3.3 $3.08
10/15/2024644,700 shares $1.88 million -5.2%2.7%4.7 $2.92
9/30/2024679,900 shares $2.05 million -7.9%2.8%5.7 $3.01
9/15/2024738,300 shares $2.43 million -6.7%3.0%6.8 $3.29
8/31/2024791,300 shares $2.76 million -4.3%3.3%7.3 $3.49
8/15/2024826,700 shares $2.79 million +8.2%3.4%7.3 $3.38
7/31/2024764,100 shares $2.62 million -4.5%3.1%6.8 $3.43
7/15/2024799,800 shares $3.13 million -7.8%3.3%6.1 $3.91
6/30/2024867,600 shares $3.02 million -2.5%3.6%6.1 $3.48
6/15/2024889,500 shares $3.13 million -11.1%3.7%4.6 $3.52
5/31/20241,000,000 shares $3.86 million -5.7%4.1%4.9 $3.86
5/15/20241,060,000 shares $4.87 million -10.2%4.4%4.6 $4.59
4/30/20241,180,000 shares $5.70 million -8.5%4.9%4.6 $4.83
4/15/20241,290,000 shares $6.13 million +0.8%5.3%4.9 $4.75
3/31/20241,280,000 shares $6.76 million -3.8%5.3%4.4 $5.28
3/15/20241,330,000 shares $5.39 million -8.9%5.5%4.7 $4.05
2/29/20241,460,000 shares $7.46 million -15.1%6.0%3.6 $5.11
2/15/20241,720,000 shares $9.32 million +27.4%7.1%4.1 $5.42
1/31/20241,350,000 shares $6.45 million +16.4%5.6%2.6 $4.78
1/15/20241,160,000 shares $6.32 million -28.8%4.8%2.1 $5.45
12/31/20231,630,000 shares $8.38 million +37.0%6.7%2.7 $5.14
12/15/20231,190,000 shares $5.93 million -4.8%4.9%1.8 $4.98
11/30/20231,250,000 shares $4.49 million -21.4%5.1%2.1 $3.59
11/15/20231,590,000 shares $5.23 million +2.6%6.4%2.7 $3.29
10/31/20231,550,000 shares $4.93 million +14.8%7.0%1.4 $3.18
10/15/20231,350,000 shares $4.64 million +61.6%6.1%0.7 $3.44
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9/30/2023835,300 shares $4.38 million +16.8%3.5%0.4 $5.24
9/15/2023715,100 shares $4.25 million -31.9%7.7%0.4 $5.95
8/31/20231,050,000 shares $5.60 million -18.0%11.3%0.6 $5.33
8/15/20231,280,000 shares $8.04 million +132.2%13.8%0.7 $6.28
7/31/2023551,300 shares $1.00 million +18.1%7.0%0.4 $1.82
7/15/2023467,000 shares $826.59 thousand +36.3%6.0%2.3 $1.77
6/30/2023342,600 shares $640.66 thousand -50.2%4.4%1.7 $1.87
6/15/2023687,500 shares $1.43 million +72.2%9.5%3.2 $2.08
5/31/2023399,200 shares $1.70 million -96.8%N/A2.3 $4.26
5/15/202312,450,000 shares $1.75 million -12.0%N/A3.6 $0.14
4/30/202314,150,000 shares $1.98 million -10.6%N/A3 $0.14
4/15/202315,820,000 shares $2.19 million +25.0%N/A2.9 $0.14
3/31/202312,660,000 shares $1.58 million +47.7%N/A2.1 $0.12
3/15/20238,570,000 shares $1.31 million +17.4%N/A1.2 $0.15
2/28/20237,300,000 shares $1.28 million -14.9%N/A1 $0.18
2/15/20238,580,000 shares $1.70 million -15.8%N/A1.1 $0.20
1/31/202310,190,000 shares $2.64 million -17.8%N/A1.5 $0.26
1/15/202312,400,000 shares $1.98 million -19.7%N/A2.1 $0.16
12/30/202215,440,000 shares $1.59 million +36.9%N/A2.5 $0.10
12/15/202211,280,000 shares $1.27 million +24.2%N/A2.1 $0.11
11/30/20229,080,000 shares $1.25 million -1.2%N/A1.7 $0.14
11/15/20229,190,000 shares $1.46 million +13.7%N/A1.5 $0.16
10/31/20228,080,000 shares $1.07 million +26.5%4.6%0.9 $0.13
10/15/20226,390,000 shares $713.12 thousand +12.9%3.6%0.5 $0.11
9/30/20225,660,000 shares $860.89 thousand +18.4%3.2%0.4 $0.15
9/15/20224,780,000 shares $916.33 thousand -12.8%2.7%0.3 $0.19
8/31/20225,480,000 shares $1.01 million -13.3%3.1%0.4 $0.18
8/15/20226,320,000 shares $995.40 thousand -30.1%4.1%0.5 $0.16
7/31/20229,040,000 shares $1.29 million -46.1%5.8%1.1 $0.14
7/15/202216,770,000 shares $13.08 million +16.1%10.8%3 $0.78
6/30/202214,440,000 shares $12.71 million +2.1%9.3%11.8 $0.88
6/15/202214,150,000 shares $13.35 million +30.7%8.8%10.7 $0.94
5/31/202210,830,000 shares $12.45 million +1.2%6.8%7.3 $1.15
5/15/202210,700,000 shares $12.20 million +0.1%6.7%7.2 $1.14
4/30/202210,690,000 shares $13.58 million +6.2%6.7%6.9 $1.27
4/15/202210,070,000 shares $16.31 million -2.4%6.3%6.3 $1.62
3/31/202210,320,000 shares $12.80 million -10.7%6.4%6.8 $1.24
3/15/202211,560,000 shares $13.18 million -2.3%7.2%8.3 $1.14
2/28/202211,830,000 shares $16.56 million +1.7%7.5%9.8 $1.40
2/15/202211,630,000 shares $18.61 million -0.5%7.3%9.3 $1.60
1/31/202211,690,000 shares $19.05 million +2.4%7.6%8.9 $1.63
1/15/202211,420,000 shares $19.87 million +2.2%7.4%9 $1.74
12/31/202111,170,000 shares $21.78 million +1.6%N/A9.1 $1.95
12/15/202110,990,000 shares $20.44 million +3.0%7.2%9.1 $1.86
11/30/202110,670,000 shares $20.59 million +3.3%7.0%8.8 $1.93
11/15/202110,330,000 shares $22.21 million -7.1%6.8%9 $2.15
10/29/202111,120,000 shares $25.46 million -4.6%7.7%10.4 $2.29
10/15/202111,650,000 shares $27.84 million -3.6%8.0%11.3 $2.39
9/30/202112,080,000 shares $33.10 million +29.5%8.3%11.1 $2.74
9/15/20219,330,000 shares $27.24 million -6.5%6.4%5.2 $2.92
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8/31/20219,980,000 shares $30.34 million -8.4%6.9%5.2 $3.04
8/13/202110,890,000 shares $30.17 million -5.7%7.7%5.1 $2.77
7/30/202111,550,000 shares $30.72 million -1.4%7.9%4.2 $2.66
7/15/202111,710,000 shares $33.14 million -5.1%6.9%4 $2.83
6/30/202112,340,000 shares $38.87 million +88.7%7.3%4.2 $3.15
6/15/20216,540,000 shares $18.12 million -3.0%3.9%2.9 $2.77
5/28/20216,740,000 shares $17.46 million +2.9%4.0%3.1 $2.59
5/14/20216,550,000 shares $13.95 million +3.8%N/A2.8 $2.13
4/30/20216,310,000 shares $15.21 million +2.8%N/A2.1 $2.41
4/15/20216,140,000 shares $12.89 million -1.4%N/A1.9 $2.10
3/31/20216,230,000 shares $13.33 million -32.5%N/A1.8 $2.14
3/15/20219,230,000 shares $21.69 million +8.5%N/A2.1 $2.35
2/26/20218,510,000 shares $18.81 million +62.1%N/A2 $2.21
2/12/20215,250,000 shares $10.40 million -2.6%N/A1.3 $1.98
1/29/20215,390,000 shares $11.16 million +0.4%N/A2.1 $2.07
1/15/20215,370,000 shares $12.46 million +54.3%N/A2.3 $2.32
12/31/20203,480,000 shares $6.16 million +48.7%8.3%1.9 $1.77
12/15/20202,340,000 shares $1.75 million -18.5%N/A1.7 $0.75
11/30/20202,870,000 shares $2.21 million +2.9%N/A4.4 $0.77
10/30/20202,900,000 shares $2.18 million -9.4%N/A2.8 $0.75
10/15/20203,200,000 shares $2.44 million +27.5%N/A1.8 $0.76
9/30/20202,510,000 shares $1.75 million -17.7%N/A1.1 $0.70
9/15/20203,050,000 shares $1.99 million -9.0%N/A1.3 $0.65
8/31/20203,350,000 shares $2.35 million +3.1%N/A1.4 $0.70
8/14/20203,250,000 shares $2.46 million +2.9%N/A1.3 $0.76
7/31/20203,160,000 shares $2.94 million +97.5%N/A1.4 $0.93
7/15/20201,600,000 shares $863.20 thousand -10.6%N/A1.1 $0.54
6/30/20201,790,000 shares $943.51 thousand +45.5%N/A1.9 $0.53
6/15/20201,230,000 shares $661.00 thousand -3.9%3.0%1.5 $0.54

VTGN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Vistagen Therapeutics' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Vistagen Therapeutics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, traders have sold 533,800 shares of VTGN short. 2.04% of Vistagen Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vistagen Therapeutics' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Vistagen Therapeutics?

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. VTGN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Vistagen Therapeutics's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Vistagen Therapeutics?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Vistagen Therapeutics: Caption Management LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Vistagen Therapeutics?

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. 2.04% of Vistagen Therapeutics' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Vistagen Therapeutics' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Vistagen Therapeutics saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 533,800 shares, an increase of 2.1% from the previous total of 522,600 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 Vistagen Therapeutics' float size?

Vistagen Therapeutics currently has issued a total of 28,862,000 shares. Some of Vistagen Therapeutics' 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. Vistagen Therapeutics currently has a public float of 26,110,000 shares.

How does Vistagen Therapeutics' short interest compare to its competitors?

2.04% of Vistagen Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Vistagen Therapeutics: Immutep Limited (2.93%), 2seventy bio, Inc. (5.37%), Inozyme Pharma, Inc. (8.49%), Cardiff Oncology, Inc. (37.39%), Foghorn Therapeutics Inc. (3.94%), Amarin Co. plc (2.42%), Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. (7.10%), Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (13.54%), DBV Technologies S.A. (0.08%), MediWound Ltd. (12.82%),

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 ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Vistagen Therapeutics stock?

Short selling VTGN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vistagen Therapeutics as its price is falling. VTGN shares are trading down $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.

How does a short squeeze work against Vistagen Therapeutics?

A short squeeze for Vistagen Therapeutics 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 VTGN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Vistagen Therapeutics' 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 VTGN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:VTGN) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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