BBUS Short Volume

JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF (BBUS) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $7.88B, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 1.01 to the broader market. The underlying index is a free float adjusted market capitalization weighted index which consists of equity securities primarily traded in the United States. public since 2019-03-13.

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

2026-05-15

Short Volume

51.0K

Total Volume

98.8K

Short %

51.65%

30-Day Avg Short %

43.90%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF.

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Frequently asked BBUS short volume questions

What is the daily BBUS short volume?

As of May 15, 2026, JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF (BBUS) short volume is 51.0K shares against 98.8K total reported volume, or 51.65% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.

How is BBUS 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 BBUS 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.