Vital Energy (VTLE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Vital Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, investors have sold 304,200 shares of VTLE short. 0.80% of Vital Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vital Energy's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Vital Energy: Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 0.80% of Vital Energy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Vital Energy saw a decline in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 304,200 shares, a decline of 96.0% from the previous total of 7,540,000 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.

0.80% of Vital Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Vital Energy: Chord Energy Corporation (4.18%), Diamondback Energy, Inc. (2.66%), Civitas Resources, Inc. (8.91%), Devon Energy Corporation (3.02%), Matador Resources Company (7.70%), Murphy Oil Corporation (16.46%), Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (19.93%), Ovintiv Inc. (2.66%), Permian Resources Corporation (7.89%), SM Energy Company (7.86%),

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.

Short selling VTLE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vital Energy as its price is falling. VTLE shares are trading up $0.54 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 Energy 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 VTLE, 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 VTLE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025.