EWT Short Volume
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $8.06B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.11 to the broader market. The iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Taiwanese equities. public since 2000-06-23.
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
- 1.1M
- Total Volume
- 1.8M
- Short %
- 63.55%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 58.65%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
EWT most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $78.20 | Jun 18, 2026 | 4.3K | 162 | 45.0% | $0.45 | $0.80 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked EWT short volume questions
- What is the daily EWT short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) short volume is 1.1M shares against 1.8M total reported volume, or 63.55% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is EWT 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 EWT 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.