DFAC Short Volume

Dimensional - US Core Equity 2 ETF (DFAC) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $44.55B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.02 to the broader market. The fund is designed to purchase a broad and diverse group of securities of U. public since 2021-06-14.

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
958.8K
Total Volume
1.4M
Short %
69.07%
30-Day Avg Short %
68.47%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Dimensional - US Core Equity 2 ETF.

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Frequently asked DFAC short volume questions

What is the daily DFAC short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Dimensional - US Core Equity 2 ETF (DFAC) short volume is 958.8K shares against 1.4M total reported volume, or 69.07% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is DFAC 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 DFAC 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.