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 $29.65B, 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
- 2026-06-12
- Short Volume
- 7.2M
- Total Volume
- 9.2M
- Short %
- 78.64%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 67.50%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $60.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 211.3K | 82.3K | 55.9% | $7.75 | $8.20 |
| CALL | $58.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 158.4K | 57.6K | 56.0% | $9.75 | $10.20 |
| CALL | $57.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 105.6K | 37.7K | 56.0% | $10.75 | $11.25 |
| CALL | $55.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 79.2K | 29.1K | 56.0% | $12.70 | $13.25 |
| CALL | $56.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 79.2K | 28.6K | 56.0% | $10.65 | $13.30 |
| CALL | $59.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 66.0K | 24.6K | 56.0% | $8.60 | $9.15 |
| CALL | $62.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 43.4K | 56.2K | 52.9% | $5.75 | $6.50 |
| CALL | $61.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 39.8K | 41.8K | 53.8% | $6.60 | $7.35 |
Top 8 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 Jun 12, 2026, iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) short volume is 7.2M shares against 9.2M total reported volume, or 78.64% 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.