CNXT Short Volume

VanEck ChiNext ETF (CNXT) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $92.8M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.88 to the broader market. VanEck ChiNext ETF (CNXT) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the ChiNext Index (SZ988107), which tracks the performance of the 100 largest and most liquid stocks listed and trading on the ChiNext Market of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. public since 2014-07-24.

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
2026-05-15
Short Volume
62.5K
Total Volume
113.4K
Short %
55.11%
30-Day Avg Short %
53.85%

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

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Frequently asked CNXT short volume questions

What is the daily CNXT short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, VanEck ChiNext ETF (CNXT) short volume is 62.5K shares against 113.4K total reported volume, or 55.11% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is CNXT 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 CNXT 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.