DVYA Short Volume

iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF (DVYA) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Income industry, with a market capitalization near $72.7M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.76 to the broader market. The iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF aims to replicate the investment performance of a benchmark index. public since 2012-02-24.

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
2026-08-28
Short Volume
1.2K
Total Volume
3.1K
Short %
37.71%
30-Day Avg Short %
49.16%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF.

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Frequently asked DVYA short volume questions

What is the daily DVYA short volume?
As of Aug 28, 2026, iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF (DVYA) short volume is 1.2K shares against 3.1K total reported volume, or 37.71% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is DVYA 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 DVYA 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.