FHDG Short Volume
FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF (FHDG) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $79.8M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 0.44 to the broader market. The Fund seeks to provide returns that match those of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust up to a predetermined upside cap while seeking to provide a dynamic buffer against Underlying ETF of either 5. Led by Larry Fink, public since 2024-11-18.
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
- 1.3K
- Total Volume
- 1.5K
- Short %
- 88.62%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 62.87%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF.
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Frequently asked FHDG short volume questions
- What is the daily FHDG short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF (FHDG) short volume is 1.3K shares against 1.5K total reported volume, or 88.62% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is FHDG 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 FHDG 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.