CAS Short Volume

Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF (CAS) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Income industry, with a market capitalization near $9.9M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.02 to the broader market. The Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF (CAS) chiefly allocates its investments to China A-share equities, which are traded on mainland Chinese stock exchanges in Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Beijing. public since 2025-01-12.

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
413
Total Volume
785
Short %
52.61%
30-Day Avg Short %
72.13%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF.

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Frequently asked CAS short volume questions

What is the daily CAS short volume?
As of Aug 28, 2026, Simplify China A Shares PLUS Income ETF (CAS) short volume is 413 shares against 785 total reported volume, or 52.61% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is CAS 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 CAS 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.