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Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF ETF

$45.71 -0.26 (-0.57%)

High

$45.83

Low

$45.71

Trades

129

Turnover

$758,137

Volume

16,567
30 June 2023 at 3:51pm

Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index ETF (ASX:VGB) Short Interest & Short Position History

The data below is sourced from ASIC, which is supplied on a T+4 basis (trading-day plus four days). The accuracy of the below data is unlikely to be perfect, as it is reliant on organisations, both domestic and foreign, reporting accruate short positions on any given day.

As per the latest ASIC data for VGB (30 July 2026), VGB is the 500th most shorted stock on the ASX by percentage of total shares issued.

% Shorted

0.04% 0.04

Shorted Shares

12,955

Short Rank

500th (500/708)

Peak Short

2.41% (Jun 2016)

Days to Cover

0.1 (50d avg vol)

VGB Short Interest Trend

Gross short position, % of shares issued

Latest Reported Shorts (Aggregate)

Date Reported Short Issued Shares % Short Daily Rank
30 July 2026 12,955 29,497,914 0.0439% 500th 82
28 July 2026 2,409 29,497,914 0.0082% 582nd 42
9 July 2026 1,268 29,497,914 0.0043% 624th 58
27 May 2026 1,820 29,252,914 0.0062% 566th 94
25 May 2026 28,168 29,252,914 0.0963% 472nd 22
21 May 2026 32,312 29,252,914 0.1105% 450th 113
8 May 2026 5,119 29,252,914 0.0175% 563rd 46
30 April 2026 8,272 29,127,557 0.0284% 517th 53
24 April 2026 24,998 29,127,557 0.0858% 464th 29
26 March 2026 10,067 28,472,557 0.0354% 493rd 24
27 February 2026 7,371 27,762,557 0.0266% 517th 22
23 February 2026 10,035 27,762,557 0.0361% 495th 65
17 February 2026 21,768 27,762,557 0.0784% 430th 125
12 February 2026 3,242 27,762,557 0.0117% 555th 5
10 February 2026 2,262 27,762,557 0.0081% 560th 38
30 January 2026 1,079 27,631,013 0.0039% 598th 14
22 January 2026 663 27,631,013 0.0024% 612th 9
21 January 2026 663 27,631,013 0.0024% 603rd 118
30 October 2025 6,117 26,833,716 0.0228% 485th 91
24 October 2025 561 26,833,716 0.0021% 576th 121
13 October 2025 14,118 26,833,716 0.0526% 455th 63
8 October 2025 4,419 26,833,716 0.0165% 518th 94
2 October 2025 21,177 25,808,716 0.0821% 424th 73
30 September 2025 4,363 25,808,716 0.0169% 497th 25
19 September 2025 2,831 25,808,716 0.0110% 522nd 18
12 September 2025 2,942 25,808,716 0.0114% 504th 36
11 September 2025 6,449 25,808,716 0.0250% 468th 86
27 August 2025 802 24,838,716 0.0032% 554th 15
8 August 2025 1,701 24,838,716 0.0068% 539th 46
30 July 2025 4,763 24,098,964 0.0198% 493rd 25
18 July 2025 4,023 24,098,964 0.0167% 518th 2
14 July 2025 4,010 24,098,964 0.0166% 520th 43
7 July 2025 824 24,098,964 0.0034% 563rd 19
30 June 2025 571 23,878,964 0.0024% 582nd 53
4 June 2025 2,407 23,488,964 0.0102% 529th 52
3 June 2025 256 23,488,964 0.0011% 581st 82
29 May 2025 4,511 23,488,964 0.0192% 499th 45
17 April 2025 2,433 23,135,999 0.0105% 544th 205
8 April 2025 93,194 23,135,999 0.4028% 339th 197
4 April 2025 4,139 23,330,999 0.0177% 536th 136
3 January 2025 33,192 22,384,641 0.1483% 400th 7
2 January 2025 33,192 22,384,641 0.1483% 393rd 28
27 December 2024 46,462 22,384,641 0.2076% 365th 105
2 October 2024 7,307 21,122,312 0.0346% 470th 22
11 September 2024 10,919 21,122,312 0.0517% 448th 39
15 May 2024 7,157 21,610,350 0.0331% 487th 8
25 March 2024 6,652 22,071,048 0.0301% 495th 31
13 March 2024 3,476 22,071,048 0.0157% 526th 6
15 February 2024 4,215 21,851,048 0.0193% 520th 352
9 October 2023 334,298 22,651,841 1.4758% 168th 354
5 October 2023 9,578 21,741,841 0.0441% 522nd 35
7 September 2023 14,935 21,741,841 0.0687% 487th 71
5 September 2023 36,717 21,741,841 0.1689% 416th 159
22 August 2023 3,609 20,651,841 0.0175% 575th 14
18 August 2023 2,582 20,651,841 0.0125% 589th 62
14 August 2023 10,822 20,651,841 0.0524% 527th 36
11 August 2023 4,931 19,744,903 0.0250% 563rd 26
9 August 2023 2,518 19,744,903 0.0128% 589th 175
31 July 2023 34,588 19,744,903 0.1752% 414th 63
28 July 2023 17,954 19,744,903 0.0909% 477th 46
26 July 2023 8,226 19,744,903 0.0417% 523rd 280
16 June 2023 167,903 19,744,903 0.8504% 243rd 314
7 June 2023 5,230 19,744,903 0.0265% 557th 121
6 June 2023 29,075 19,744,903 0.1473% 436th 90
2 June 2023 8,569 19,204,903 0.0446% 526th 39
11 May 2023 2,378 19,204,903 0.0124% 565th 49
28 April 2023 8,072 18,509,903 0.0436% 516th 12
27 April 2023 10,626 18,509,903 0.0574% 504th 20
17 April 2023 13,381 18,509,903 0.0723% 484th 153
3 February 2023 71,638 17,984,903 0.3983% 331st 247
2 February 2023 2,294 17,984,903 0.0128% 578th 30
16 January 2023 5,776 17,984,903 0.0321% 548th 24
13 January 2023 3,047 17,984,903 0.0169% 572nd 27
22 December 2022 4,729 16,919,903 0.0279% 545th 66
20 December 2022 16,715 16,919,903 0.0988% 479th 52
19 December 2022 29,399 16,919,903 0.1738% 427th 103
9 December 2022 9,175 16,919,903 0.0542% 530th 56
8 December 2022 3,464 16,919,903 0.0205% 586th 75
6 December 2022 10,717 16,929,903 0.0633% 511th 100
5 December 2022 1,999 16,929,903 0.0118% 611th 43
2 December 2022 4,504 16,929,903 0.0266% 568th 22
7 November 2022 5,351 16,929,903 0.0316% 590th 44
1 November 2022 8,164 16,729,903 0.0488% 546th 57
12 October 2022 2,769 16,729,903 0.0166% 603rd 132
4 October 2022 19,070 15,834,903 0.1204% 471st 89
8 September 2022 5,932 15,834,903 0.0375% 560th 86
5 September 2022 14,542 14,684,903 0.0990% 474th 219
30 August 2022 107,916 14,684,903 0.7349% 255th 209
29 August 2022 15,961 14,684,903 0.1087% 464th 84
16 August 2022 4,952 14,684,903 0.0337% 548th 7
11 August 2022 4,393 14,684,903 0.0299% 555th 65
5 August 2022 11,293 14,684,903 0.0769% 490th 12
26 July 2022 9,646 12,794,903 0.0754% 502nd 81
25 July 2022 3,187 12,794,903 0.0249% 583rd 126
19 July 2022 17,792 12,794,903 0.1391% 457th 1
18 July 2022 17,851 12,794,903 0.1395% 458th 133
12 July 2022 2,989 12,794,903 0.0234% 591st 105
6 July 2022 14,101 12,794,903 0.1102% 486th 18
21 June 2022 12,345 12,794,903 0.0965% 504th 112
6 June 2022 33,629 11,639,903 0.2889% 392nd 216
2 June 2022 2,073 11,639,903 0.0178% 608th 143
1 June 2022 15,837 11,639,903 0.1361% 465th 48
31 May 2022 9,542 11,639,903 0.0820% 513th 16
25 May 2022 11,757 11,639,903 0.1010% 497th 40
20 May 2022 6,519 11,639,903 0.0560% 537th 34
18 May 2022 4,798 11,639,903 0.0412% 571st 6
16 May 2022 3,933 11,639,903 0.0338% 577th 86
13 May 2022 12,210 11,639,903 0.1049% 491st 31
9 May 2022 7,124 11,639,903 0.0612% 522nd 29
2 May 2022 4,709 11,638,074 0.0405% 551st 70
28 April 2022 1,210 11,638,074 0.0104% 621st 202
23 March 2022 22,365 10,808,074 0.2069% 419th 14
14 March 2022 19,175 10,808,074 0.1774% 433rd 30
2 March 2022 13,974 10,748,074 0.1300% 463rd 104
18 November 2021 2,353 10,415,955 0.0226% 567th 90
17 November 2021 8,521 10,415,955 0.0818% 477th 25
17 February 2021 7,084 11,030,720 0.0642% 452nd 86
5 January 2021 494 10,953,439 0.0045% 538th 250
15 September 2020 44,997 10,329,161 0.4356% 288th 71
11 August 2020 19,544 9,969,161 0.1960% 359th 124
8 July 2020 552 9,001,101 0.0061% 483rd 3
7 July 2020 665 9,001,101 0.0074% 480th 142
3 December 2019 14,960 7,310,321 0.2046% 338th 35
22 May 2019 2,450 4,315,086 0.0568% 373rd 98
29 March 2019 13,563 3,827,995 0.3543% 275th 41
12 February 2019 6,279 3,542,995 0.1772% 316th 44
1 February 2019 3,236 3,336,001 0.0970% 360th 22
23 January 2019 2,101 3,336,001 0.0630% 382nd 53
4 October 2017 12 2,762,104 0.0004% 435th 86
22 September 2016 2,538 2,366,256 0.1073% 349th 89
7 September 2016 10,579 2,186,256 0.4839% 260th 37
22 August 2016 6,298 2,186,256 0.2881% 297th 48
11 August 2016 1,831 2,025,355 0.0904% 345th 82
26 July 2016 10,580 2,025,355 0.5224% 263rd 88
15 July 2016 1,621 2,025,355 0.0800% 351st 22
28 June 2016 3,040 1,725,355 0.1762% 329th 107
24 June 2016 14,653 1,725,355 0.8493% 222nd 31
22 June 2016 10,312 1,725,355 0.5977% 253rd 136
15 June 2016 41,574 1,725,355 2.4096% 117th 124
6 June 2016 9,248 1,645,355 0.5621% 241st 95
25 May 2016 1,940 1,645,355 0.1179% 336th 6
11 April 2016 2,198 1,594,538 0.1378% 330th 44
15 February 2016 434 1,374,538 0.0316% 374th 13
11 December 2015 624 1,293,799 0.0482% 361st 168
5 November 2015 13,868 1,193,799 1.1617% 193rd 82
4 November 2015 5,128 1,193,799 0.4296% 275th 64
16 October 2015 1,246 1,223,126 0.1019% 339th