EWUS Short Volume

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF (EWUS) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $40.9M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 1.16 to the broader market. This ETF aims to replicate the financial performance of a specific benchmark. public since 2012-01-26.

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
2026-08-14
Short Volume
266
Total Volume
5.1K
Short %
5.21%
30-Day Avg Short %
32.72%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF.

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Frequently asked EWUS short volume questions

What is the daily EWUS short volume?
As of Aug 14, 2026, iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF (EWUS) short volume is 266 shares against 5.1K total reported volume, or 5.21% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is EWUS 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 EWUS 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.