CARZ Short Volume
First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF (CARZ) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $55.9M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.78 to the broader market. The First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF (CARZ), previously known as the First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund, endeavors to generally mirror the price and income performance of the S-Network Electric & Future Vehicle Ecosystem Index, prior to accounting for its own operational costs. public since 2011-05-10.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 218
- Total Volume
- 447
- Short %
- 48.77%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 29.93%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF.
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Frequently asked CARZ short volume questions
- What is the daily CARZ short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF (CARZ) short volume is 218 shares against 447 total reported volume, or 48.77% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CARZ 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 CARZ 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.