EEM Short Volume
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $31.10B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.03 to the broader market. This exchange-traded fund, the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, endeavors to replicate the performance of an index that includes large and medium-sized company stocks within emerging markets. public since 2003-04-14.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 1.5M
- Total Volume
- 2.5M
- Short %
- 61.57%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 61.97%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
EEM most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $62.00 | Sep 30, 2026 | 3.0K | 139 | 27.0% | $0.64 | $0.90 |
| PUT | $57.50 | Nov 20, 2026 | 2.5K | 144 | 30.0% | $0.75 | $0.86 |
| PUT | $62.50 | Sep 18, 2026 | 10.0K | 583 | 26.1% | $0.52 | $0.70 |
| CALL | $72.50 | Sep 18, 2026 | 7.5K | 721 | 22.1% | $0.25 | $0.32 |
Top 4 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked EEM short volume questions
- What is the daily EEM short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) short volume is 1.5M shares against 2.5M total reported volume, or 61.57% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is EEM 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 EEM 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.