ARKF Short Volume
ARK Blockchain & Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $832.9M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 2.10 to the broader market. The fund is an actively-managed ETF that will invest under normal circumstances primarily (at least 80% of its assets) in domestic and foreign equity securities of companies that are engaged in the fund's investment theme of financial technology ("Fintech") innovation. Led by Catherine Wood, public since 2019-02-04.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 24.5K
- Total Volume
- 319.3K
- Short %
- 7.69%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 39.58%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for ARK Blockchain & Fintech Innovation ETF.
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Frequently asked ARKF short volume questions
- What is the daily ARKF short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, ARK Blockchain & Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) short volume is 24.5K shares against 319.3K total reported volume, or 7.69% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ARKF 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 ARKF 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.