EWY Short Volume
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $14.26B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 2.13 to the broader market. The iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of South Korean equities. public since 2000-05-12.
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
- 3.3M
- Total Volume
- 5.6M
- Short %
- 58.58%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 57.31%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares MSCI South Korea ETF.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
EWY most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $160.00 | May 22, 2026 | 51.8K | 1.3K | 83.5% | $1.70 | $1.80 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked EWY short volume questions
- What is the daily EWY short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) short volume is 3.3M shares against 5.6M total reported volume, or 58.58% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is EWY 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 EWY 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.