Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Vanguard Financials ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 164,100 shares of VFH short. Learn More on Vanguard Financials ETF's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Vanguard Financials ETF: Quaker Wealth Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Vanguard Financials ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 164,100 shares, an increase of 16.6% from the previous total of 140,700 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 Financials ETF: iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF (1.16%), Invesco KBW Bank ETF (6.65%), iShares U.S. Financials ETF (2.17%), SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (110.53%), Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (6.08%), Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF (0.27%), First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund (0.19%), iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF (0.74%), VanEck BDC Income ETF (1.73%), SPDR S&P Bank ETF (13.79%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VFH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vanguard Financials ETF as its price is falling. VFH shares are trading up $1.72 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 Financials 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 VFH, 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 VFH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.