EWZ Short Volume
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $7.20B, 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
- 2026-07-16
- Short Volume
- 2.7M
- Total Volume
- 5.1M
- Short %
- 51.94%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 53.04%
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 | $45.00 | Dec 18, 2026 | 5.0K | 187.3K | 34.9% | $0.73 | $0.77 |
| CALL | $45.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 8 | 133.1K | 27.7% | $0.05 | $0.07 |
| CALL | $40.00 | Dec 18, 2026 | 93 | 127.1K | 35.7% | $1.83 | $1.85 |
| CALL | $39.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 245 | 122.8K | 25.9% | $0.27 | $0.29 |
| CALL | $42.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 24 | 117.4K | 27.1% | $0.04 | $0.06 |
| CALL | $48.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 0 | 104.1K | 28.4% | $0.01 | $0.03 |
Top 6 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 Jul 16, 2026, iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) short volume is 2.7M shares against 5.1M total reported volume, or 51.94% 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.