EWZ Short Volume
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $7.16B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.92 to the broader market. iShares, Inc. public since 2000-07-10.
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
- 2026-08-28
- Short Volume
- 3.7M
- Total Volume
- 6.3M
- Short %
- 58.98%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 52.42%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares MSCI Brazil ETF.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
EWZ most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $42.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 30.1K | 74.8K | 40.7% | $0.83 | $0.86 |
| PUT | $34.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 29.1K | 46.7K | 26.3% | $0.29 | $0.32 |
| CALL | $38.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 27.7K | 36.1K | 39.7% | $1.82 | $1.83 |
Top 3 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked EWZ short volume questions
- What is the daily EWZ short volume?
- As of Aug 28, 2026, iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) short volume is 3.7M shares against 6.3M total reported volume, or 58.98% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is EWZ 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 EWZ 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.