ADIV Short Volume

SmartETFs Asia Pacific Dividend Builder ETF (ADIV) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Income industry, with a market capitalization near $14.3M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.74 to the broader market. This fund aims to invest a significant portion—at least 80%—of its total assets (along with any borrowed capital used for investment) in publicly traded companies that pay dividends. public since 2021-03-29.

Short volume measures the number of shares sold short on a given day as reported by FINRA. Tracking short volume relative to total volume helps identify unusual bearish sentiment or short-squeeze potential.

Latest Date
2026-07-15
Short Volume
489
Total Volume
513
Short %
95.32%
30-Day Avg Short %
26.82%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for SmartETFs Asia Pacific Dividend Builder ETF.

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Frequently asked ADIV short volume questions

What is the daily ADIV short volume?
As of Jul 15, 2026, SmartETFs Asia Pacific Dividend Builder ETF (ADIV) short volume is 489 shares against 513 total reported volume, or 95.32% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is ADIV short volume reported?
FINRA publishes the Daily Short Sale Volume File for trades reported to FINRA TRFs and the FINRA/Nasdaq ADF on a T+1 basis. The headline figure is the count of shares that printed at the short-sale or short-exempt tick across all reporting venues for the symbol; each exchange separately publishes its own daily short-sale data file.
What does ADIV short volume tell options traders?
Daily short-sale flow is one input that helps disambiguate dealer-hedging activity from directional bear flow when the chain shows fresh customer call inventory. It is not a clean MM-only proxy: the headline number mixes directional shorting, options-MM delta-hedging, ETF-creation arbitrage, and convertible-arb hedging. Cross-check against gamma-exposure and OI changes for a cleaner read.