Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (BSV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 720,400 shares of BSV short. Learn More on Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF's current short interest.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF saw a decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 720,400 shares, a decline of 16.4% from the previous total of 861,300 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF: Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (1.10%), JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF (0.11%), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (16.92%), Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (0.09%), Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (1.85%), iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (0.28%), Fidelity Total Bond ETF (0.14%), iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (0.81%), iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (0.36%), PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Exchange-Traded Fund (0.17%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BSV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF as its price is falling. BSV shares are trading down $0.07 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 Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF 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 BSV, 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 BSV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.