CATH Short Volume

Global X - S&P 500 Catholic Values ETF (CATH) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $1.22B, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.04 to the broader market. The Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values ETF (CATH) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P 500 Catholic Values Index. public since 2016-04-26.

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
3.2K
Total Volume
13.0K
Short %
24.50%
30-Day Avg Short %
46.11%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Global X - S&P 500 Catholic Values ETF.

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Frequently asked CATH short volume questions

What is the daily CATH short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Global X - S&P 500 Catholic Values ETF (CATH) short volume is 3.2K shares against 13.0K total reported volume, or 24.50% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is CATH 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 CATH 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.