FLAX Short Volume

Franklin FTSE Asia ex Japan ETF (FLAX) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $47.9M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.08 to the broader market. Seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the FTSE Asia ex Japan RIC Capped Index (the FTSE Asia ex Japan Capped Index). public since 2018-02-08.

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
2.3K
Total Volume
5.4K
Short %
41.64%
30-Day Avg Short %
48.69%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Franklin FTSE Asia ex Japan ETF.

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Frequently asked FLAX short volume questions

What is the daily FLAX short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Franklin FTSE Asia ex Japan ETF (FLAX) short volume is 2.3K shares against 5.4K total reported volume, or 41.64% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is FLAX 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 FLAX 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.