FID Short Volume
First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (FID) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $160.4M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.76 to the broader market. The First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (the "Fund"), formerly the International Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund's fees and expenses) of an index called the S&P International Dividend Aristocrats Index (the "Index"). public since 2013-08-23.
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
- 5.3K
- Total Volume
- 9.5K
- Short %
- 56.21%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 37.46%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF.
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Frequently asked FID short volume questions
- What is the daily FID short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF (FID) short volume is 5.3K shares against 9.5K total reported volume, or 56.21% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is FID 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 FID 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.