EFAV Short Volume
iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $5.41B, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 0.57 to the broader market. The iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed market equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader developed equity markets, excluding the U. public since 2011-10-20.
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
- 22.6K
- Total Volume
- 66.2K
- Short %
- 34.16%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 48.60%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF.
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Frequently asked EFAV short volume questions
- What is the daily EFAV short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) short volume is 22.6K shares against 66.2K total reported volume, or 34.16% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is EFAV 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 EFAV 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.