AIRR Short Volume
First Trust RBA American Industrial RenaissanceTM ETF (AIRR) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $11.15B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 107 people, carrying a beta of 1.48 to the broader market. AIRR is passively managed to select large- and midcap US companies from the Russel 2500 with the following industries: Commercial Services & Supplies, Construction & Engineering, Electrical Equipment, Machinery, and Banks. Led by Zhigang Yuan, public since 2014-03-11.
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
- 177.7K
- Total Volume
- 313.9K
- Short %
- 56.60%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 65.36%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for First Trust RBA American Industrial RenaissanceTM ETF.
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Frequently asked AIRR short volume questions
- What is the daily AIRR short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, First Trust RBA American Industrial RenaissanceTM ETF (AIRR) short volume is 177.7K shares against 313.9K total reported volume, or 56.60% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is AIRR 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 AIRR 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.