DFAX Short Volume
Dimensional - World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF (DFAX) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $11.62B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.97 to the broader market. Generally, the Advisor buys and sells securities for the Portfolio with the goals of: (i) delaying and minimizing the realization of net capital gains (e. public since 2021-09-13.
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
- 297.0K
- Total Volume
- 371.2K
- Short %
- 80.03%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 55.67%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Dimensional - World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF.
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Frequently asked DFAX short volume questions
- What is the daily DFAX short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Dimensional - World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF (DFAX) short volume is 297.0K shares against 371.2K total reported volume, or 80.03% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is DFAX 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 DFAX 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.