APLU Short Volume

Allspring Core Plus ETF (APLU) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $427.2M, listed on AMEX, employing roughly 885 people, carrying a beta of 0.08 to the broader market. Under normal circumstances, the manager invests at least 80% of the fund's net assets in debt securities; up to 35% of the fund's total assets in debt securities that are below investment-grade; and up to 25% of the fund's total assets in debt securities of foreign issuers, including emerging markets issuers and debt securities denominated in foreign currencies. public since 2024-12-04.

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
11.9K
Total Volume
25.7K
Short %
46.16%
30-Day Avg Short %
34.92%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Allspring Core Plus ETF.

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Frequently asked APLU short volume questions

What is the daily APLU short volume?
As of Aug 28, 2026, Allspring Core Plus ETF (APLU) short volume is 11.9K shares against 25.7K total reported volume, or 46.16% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is APLU 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 APLU 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.