Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Vanguard Utilities ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 86,800 shares of VPU short. Learn More on Vanguard Utilities ETF's current short interest.

Vanguard Utilities ETF saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 86,800 shares, a drop of 32.1% from the previous total of 127,800 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 Utilities ETF: Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF (0.58%), First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (0.29%), iShares U.S. Utilities ETF (0.54%), Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF (0.91%), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF (0.31%), iShares Global Utilities ETF (0.80%), Invesco Dorsey Wright Utilities Momentum ETF (1.10%), Direxion Daily Utilities Bull 3X Shares (14.50%), ProShares Ultra Utilities (0.93%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Utilities & Communication Services ETF (2.79%),

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 VPU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vanguard Utilities ETF as its price is falling. VPU shares are trading down $2.95 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 Utilities 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 VPU, 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 VPU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.