CBON Short Volume

VanEck China Bond ETF (CBON) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Bonds industry, with a market capitalization near $23.9M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.31 to the broader market. The VanEck China Bond ETF (CBON) is designed to closely track the total return of the FTSE Chinese Broad Bond 0 – 10 Diversified Select Index (CFIICNDS), before accounting for the ETF's operational costs. public since 2014-11-11.

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
2026-07-16
Short Volume
66.9K
Total Volume
67.0K
Short %
99.94%
30-Day Avg Short %
50.41%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for VanEck China Bond ETF.

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Frequently asked CBON short volume questions

What is the daily CBON short volume?
As of Jul 16, 2026, VanEck China Bond ETF (CBON) short volume is 66.9K shares against 67.0K total reported volume, or 99.94% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is CBON 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 CBON 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.