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 $30.76B, 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
- 2026-10-14
- Short Volume
- 3.6M
- Total Volume
- 6.5M
- Short %
- 55.18%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 59.86%
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 | $59.50 | Dec 18, 2026 | 4.6K | 140 | 26.9% | $0.73 | $1.04 |
Top 1 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 Oct 14, 2026, iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) short volume is 3.6M shares against 6.5M total reported volume, or 55.18% 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.