DFSV Short Volume

Dimensional - US Small Cap Value ETF (DFSV) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $7.34B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.10 to the broader market. The portfolio, using a market capitalization weighted approach, is designed to purchase a broad and diverse group of the readily marketable securities of U. 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

2026-05-15

Short Volume

337.8K

Total Volume

656.3K

Short %

51.47%

30-Day Avg Short %

69.63%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Dimensional - US Small Cap Value ETF.

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Frequently asked DFSV short volume questions

What is the daily DFSV short volume?

As of May 15, 2026, Dimensional - US Small Cap Value ETF (DFSV) short volume is 337.8K shares against 656.3K total reported volume, or 51.47% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.

How is DFSV 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 DFSV 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.