AIFR Short Volume

Defiance Global Foundries ETF (AIFR) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $230,498, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.00 to the broader market. Defiance Global Foundries ETF is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to provide targeted exposure to companies involved in semiconductor foundry manufacturing and related infrastructure. public since 2026-09-10.

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

2026-10-15

Short Volume

1

Total Volume

160

Short %

0.63%

30-Day Avg Short %

60.00%

Showing 26 days of FINRA short volume data for Defiance Global Foundries ETF.

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Frequently asked AIFR short volume questions

What is the daily AIFR short volume?

As of Oct 15, 2026, Defiance Global Foundries ETF (AIFR) short volume is 1 shares against 160 total reported volume, or 0.63% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.

How is AIFR 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 AIFR 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.