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VPU short interest NYSE Arca

Vanguard Utilities ETF. FINRA's reported shares short for this symbol, twice a month by settlement date, shown as the regulator publishes them. No percentage is shown: exchange-traded product: its share count floats with creation and redemption.

Shares short
101,281
vs previous settlement
−38,408 (-27.5%)
days to cover
1.00
Settlement date
15 Sep 2026

Shares short over time

Aggregate net short position time series for VPU shares short

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the security's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement.

Aggregate net short position time series for VPU days to cover

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for VPU: the aggregate net balance of shares that failed to be delivered at each settlement date, published by the SEC twice a month and shown here verbatim for the trailing window. A balance is not a daily flow, and a fail has many ordinary causes; the SEC says it cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data. See what fails to deliver are and the largest balances today.

Latest balance
1
14 Sep 2026
Highest in window
20,701
17 Dec 2025
Days with a balance
100
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Vanguard Utilities ETF fails to deliver

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fails-to-deliver data (public domain). Only settlement days with a positive balance appear; the largest balance in the window was 21K shares.

History

Every FINRA settlement we hold for VPU, newest first.

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShares shortChangeDays to cover
15 Sep 2026101,281−38,4081.00
31 Aug 2026139,689+72,7801.00
14 Aug 202666,909−33,7411.00
31 Jul 2026100,650−14,0001.00
15 Jul 2026114,650−177,6061.00
30 Jun 2026292,256+222,3531.29
15 Jun 202669,903−51,3251.00
29 May 2026121,228−10,1411.00
15 May 2026131,369+16,4231.00
30 Apr 2026114,946+36,3451.00
15 Apr 202678,601−43,4091.00
31 Mar 2026122,010+48,1641.00
13 Mar 202673,846−57,0581.00
27 Feb 2026130,904+6,0481.00
13 Feb 2026124,856+17,7301.00
30 Jan 2026107,126−47,9281.00
15 Jan 2026155,054−41,8701.00
31 Dec 2025196,924+22,6931.00
15 Dec 2025174,231+89,2671.00
28 Nov 202584,964−47,1521.00
14 Nov 2025132,116+15,7641.00
31 Oct 2025116,352−44,3951.00
15 Oct 2025160,747−34,0821.00
30 Sep 2025194,829+152,3521.33
15 Sep 202542,477−44,3791.00
29 Aug 202586,856−13,6981.00
15 Aug 2025100,554−101,6211.00
31 Jul 2025202,175+146,3991.12
15 Jul 202555,776+10,8901.00
30 Jun 202544,886−9,1551.00
13 Jun 202554,041−43,7111.00
30 May 202597,752+10,9931.00
15 May 202586,759−41,0021.00
30 Apr 2025127,761+29,3041.00
15 Apr 202598,457−6,8341.00
31 Mar 2025105,291+48,2381.00
14 Mar 202557,053−103,6911.00
28 Feb 2025160,744+56,4611.23
14 Feb 2025104,283+44,3581.00
31 Jan 202559,925−52,1311.00
15 Jan 2025112,056+64,7931.00
31 Dec 202447,263−19,6271.00
13 Dec 202466,890−70,5241.00
29 Nov 2024137,414+32,8001.00
15 Nov 2024104,614+66,9091.00
31 Oct 202437,705−22,5831.00
15 Oct 202460,288−39,3441.00
30 Sep 202499,632+13,4121.00
13 Sep 202486,220+50,6541.00
30 Aug 202435,566−33,5911.00
15 Aug 202469,157+15,5041.00
31 Jul 202453,653−49,9821.00
15 Jul 2024103,635+42,9361.00
28 Jun 202460,699−6,7241.00
14 Jun 202467,423+14,1061.00
31 May 202453,317−71,2301.00
15 May 2024124,547+69,4321.00
30 Apr 202455,115+19,5581.00
15 Apr 202435,557−9,9941.00
28 Mar 202445,551−9,8801.00
15 Mar 202455,431+15,7381.00
29 Feb 202439,693+5761.00
15 Feb 202439,117−5,5391.00
31 Jan 202444,656−27,0971.00
12 Jan 202471,753−13,4701.00
29 Dec 202385,223+9271.00
15 Dec 202384,296+38,9531.00
30 Nov 202345,343+21,3011.00
15 Nov 202324,042−1,4071.00
31 Oct 202325,449−53,3001.00
13 Oct 202378,749+49,2631.00
29 Sep 202329,486−15,6101.00
15 Sep 202345,096+9,7951.00
31 Aug 202335,301+7,6681.00
15 Aug 202327,633−18,3891.00
31 Jul 202346,022−3,3491.00
14 Jul 202349,371+1,3161.00
30 Jun 202348,055−21,2021.00
15 Jun 202369,257−1,3581.00
31 May 202370,615+34,9691.00
15 May 202335,646+7,3081.00
28 Apr 202328,338−52,6001.00
14 Apr 202380,938+34,1221.00
31 Mar 202346,816−93,8001.00
15 Mar 2023140,616+85,9291.00
28 Feb 202354,687+33,4511.00
15 Feb 202321,236−3,1961.00
31 Jan 202324,432−90,7221.00
13 Jan 2023115,154+68,2991.00
30 Dec 202246,855−37,7871.00
15 Dec 202284,642+16,7641.00
30 Nov 202267,878+25,8071.00
15 Nov 202242,071−7,7121.00
31 Oct 202249,783−36,1771.00
14 Oct 202285,960+49,5841.00
30 Sep 202236,376+6341.00
15 Sep 202235,742−6,4881.00
31 Aug 202242,230−62,3421.00
15 Aug 2022104,572+84,0681.00
29 Jul 202220,504−34,4401.00
15 Jul 202254,944−14,9041.00
30 Jun 202269,848+11,4061.00
15 Jun 202258,442+15,3141.00
31 May 202243,128−6,2501.00
13 May 202249,378−56,1601.00
29 Apr 2022105,538+46,5901.00
14 Apr 202258,948−65,8081.00
31 Mar 2022124,756+37,6181.00
15 Mar 202287,138−6,7011.00
28 Feb 202293,839+31,3021.00
15 Feb 202262,537−59,0521.00
31 Jan 2022121,589+8,5491.00
14 Jan 2022113,040+13,1791.00
31 Dec 202199,861+15,8371.00
15 Dec 202184,024−41,6021.00
30 Nov 2021125,626−28,5901.00
15 Nov 2021154,216+37,3451.00
29 Oct 2021116,871+22,4231.00
15 Oct 202194,448−30,6361.00
30 Sep 2021125,084+19,8671.00
15 Sep 2021105,217+51,0481.00
31 Aug 202154,169−20,2661.00
13 Aug 202174,435+41,2111.00
30 Jul 202133,224−63,0361.00
15 Jul 202196,260+42,3411.00
30 Jun 202153,919−17,3501.00
15 Jun 202171,269+1,8761.00
28 May 202169,393−65,5861.00
14 May 2021134,979+56,7701.00
30 Apr 202178,209−29,4561.00
15 Apr 2021107,665+20,9321.00
31 Mar 202186,733+17,1321.00
15 Mar 202169,601+21,9571.00
26 Feb 202147,644+24,1131.00
12 Feb 202123,531−20,4931.00
29 Jan 202144,024+32,6381.00
15 Jan 202111,386−5,5171.00
31 Dec 202016,903−14,8391.00
15 Dec 202031,742−6,3071.00
30 Nov 202038,049+3,2391.00
13 Nov 202034,810−15,1071.00
30 Oct 202049,917−186,9031.00
15 Oct 2020236,820+179,3961.00
30 Sep 202057,424+30,1071.00
15 Sep 202027,317−15,0181.00
31 Aug 202042,335+16,0441.00
14 Aug 202026,291−64,4231.00
31 Jul 202090,714+58,9221.00
15 Jul 202031,792−21,6031.00
30 Jun 202053,395+1,6441.00
15 Jun 202051,751+3,6851.00
29 May 202048,066+14,0561.00
15 May 202034,010−56,5891.00
30 Apr 202090,599−110,1631.00
15 Apr 2020200,762−64,5061.00
31 Mar 2020265,268+157,3941.00
13 Mar 2020107,874−507,6721.00
28 Feb 2020615,546−39,6771.42
14 Feb 2020655,223+36,6225.22
31 Jan 2020618,601−9,9164.51
15 Jan 2020628,517−19,7574.52
31 Dec 2019648,274+5,9874.28
13 Dec 2019642,287−12,3666.17
29 Nov 2019654,653+12,3006.73
15 Nov 2019642,353+63,7743.28
31 Oct 2019578,579−18,0952.77
15 Oct 2019596,674+375,4752.44
30 Sep 2019221,199−21,7961.31
13 Sep 2019242,995+52,2451.23
30 Aug 2019190,750−60,8611.07
15 Aug 2019251,611+9,8291.11
31 Jul 2019241,782+19,0682.15
15 Jul 2019222,714−48,0271.90
28 Jun 2019270,741−80,8691.31
14 Jun 2019351,610+29,8291.17
31 May 2019321,781−34,5502.24
15 May 2019356,331+68,8242.02
30 Apr 2019287,507−17,3732.20
15 Apr 2019304,880−71,1701.91
29 Mar 2019376,050+25,9711.78
15 Mar 2019350,079+128,3351.67
28 Feb 2019221,744+1,4181.00
15 Feb 2019220,326−20,0051.11
31 Jan 2019240,331+3,2941.59
15 Jan 2019237,037+1,4671.08
31 Dec 2018235,570−6,7471.00
14 Dec 2018242,317−13,8871.00
30 Nov 2018256,204−22,8441.31
15 Nov 2018279,048+14,1721.47
31 Oct 2018264,876−16,7811.26
15 Oct 2018281,657+38,5031.67
28 Sep 2018243,154−10,1541.61
14 Sep 2018253,308+3,5732.36
31 Aug 2018249,735−33,7401.79
15 Aug 2018283,475−4,6951.79
31 Jul 2018288,170+753.22
13 Jul 2018288,095+38,8071.39
29 Jun 2018249,288+9,8941.64
15 Jun 2018239,394+192,9741.69
31 May 201846,420+25,4121.00
15 May 201821,008−12,9251.00
30 Apr 201833,933+1101.00
13 Apr 201833,823−255,5611.00
29 Mar 2018289,384+3,5751.63
15 Mar 2018285,809+8,3012.07
28 Feb 2018277,508−1,8381.75
15 Feb 2018279,346−23,9101.00
31 Jan 2018303,256+18,6851.00
12 Jan 2018284,571+233,1851.00
29 Dec 201751,386–1.00

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is VPU's short interest?
101,281 shares short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report, down 38,408 from the previous settlement.
Why is there no percentage for VPU?
Because no defensible share count exists to divide by: exchange-traded product: its share count floats with creation and redemption. An exchange-traded product's share count changes every day as units are created and redeemed, so no filing gives a stable count to divide by. FINRA's shares-short figure is exact; a percentage of it would not be.
What is VPU's days to cover?
1.00 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2026: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume, published in the same file and shown verbatim. We hold no volume data ourselves.
Is this the short float?
No. This page shows FINRA's share count only. Short float divides that count by the public float, and short interest as we publish it elsewhere divides it by shares outstanding from SEC filings. Neither denominator is available for this line, so neither ratio is shown.
How often does this update?
FINRA member firms report short positions as of the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. We ingest each file the day it appears and re-read recent settlements for revisions.

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