AFGR Short Volume
First Trust Active Factor Large Cap Growth ETF (AFGR) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $93.3M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.25 to the broader market. AFGR aims for capital appreciation by investing in US-listed growth companies issued by large-cap companies. public since 2020-07-21.
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
- 2026-08-28
- Short Volume
- 87
- Total Volume
- 2.9K
- Short %
- 2.96%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 20.28%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for First Trust Active Factor Large Cap Growth ETF.
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Frequently asked AFGR short volume questions
- What is the daily AFGR short volume?
- As of Aug 28, 2026, First Trust Active Factor Large Cap Growth ETF (AFGR) short volume is 87 shares against 2.9K total reported volume, or 2.96% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is AFGR 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 AFGR 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.