DBMF Short Volume
iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF (DBMF) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $1.64B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.09 to the broader market. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by: (i) investing its assets pursuant to a managed futures strategy; (ii) allocating up to 20% of its total assets in its wholly-owned subsidiary, which is organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, is advised by the Sub-Advisor, and will comply with the fund's investment objective and investment policies; and (iii) investing directly in select debt instruments for cash management and other purposes. public since 2019-05-08.
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
- 739.3K
- Total Volume
- 850.3K
- Short %
- 86.95%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 68.46%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF.
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Frequently asked DBMF short volume questions
- What is the daily DBMF short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF (DBMF) short volume is 739.3K shares against 850.3K total reported volume, or 86.95% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is DBMF 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 DBMF 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.