CGXU Short Volume
Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF (CGXU) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $6.25B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.05 to the broader market. Seeking sustained appreciation of invested capital over time, this fund primarily allocates its resources to international equity markets. public since 2022-02-24.
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
- 258.0K
- Total Volume
- 458.8K
- Short %
- 56.24%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 61.77%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF.
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Frequently asked CGXU short volume questions
- What is the daily CGXU short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF (CGXU) short volume is 258.0K shares against 458.8K total reported volume, or 56.24% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is CGXU 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 CGXU 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.