CGMS Short Volume

Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF (CGMS) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $5.22B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.72 to the broader market. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in the securities of issuers domiciled within the United States. Led by John Stankey, public since 2022-10-27.

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

246.7K

Total Volume

757.7K

Short %

32.56%

30-Day Avg Short %

35.15%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF.

Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →

Frequently asked CGMS short volume questions

What is the daily CGMS short volume?

As of Aug 28, 2026, Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF (CGMS) short volume is 246.7K shares against 757.7K total reported volume, or 32.56% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.

How is CGMS 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 CGMS 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.