AFK Short Volume
VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $116.3M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.08 to the broader market. VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Africa Index ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by Van Eck Associates Corporation. public since 2008-07-14.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 1.3K
- Total Volume
- 15.3K
- Short %
- 8.21%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 24.65%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for VanEck Africa Index ETF.
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Frequently asked AFK short volume questions
- What is the daily AFK short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) short volume is 1.3K shares against 15.3K total reported volume, or 8.21% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is AFK 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 AFK 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.