FCFY Short Volume

First Trust S&P 500 Diversified Free Cash Flow ETF (FCFY) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $1.3M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.95 to the broader market. The First Trust S&P 500 Diversified Free Cash Flow ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of an equity index called the S&P 500 Sector-Neutral FCF Index (the "Index"). public since 2023-08-28.

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
2026-06-01
Short Volume
214
Total Volume
215
Short %
99.53%
30-Day Avg Short %
78.81%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for First Trust S&P 500 Diversified Free Cash Flow ETF.

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Frequently asked FCFY short volume questions

What is the daily FCFY short volume?
As of Jun 1, 2026, First Trust S&P 500 Diversified Free Cash Flow ETF (FCFY) short volume is 214 shares against 215 total reported volume, or 99.53% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is FCFY 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 FCFY 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.