ESG Short Volume
FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund (ESG) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $131.7M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 0.94 to the broader market. This Fund is designed for investors who want to focus on specific environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance indicators within U. public since 2016-07-14.
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
- 2026-07-16
- Short Volume
- 13
- Total Volume
- 25
- Short %
- 52.00%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 48.60%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund.
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Frequently asked ESG short volume questions
- What is the daily ESG short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund (ESG) short volume is 13 shares against 25 total reported volume, or 52.00% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is ESG 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 ESG 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.