FPAS Short Volume
FPA Short Duration Government ETF (FPAS) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $13.3M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of -0.02 to the broader market. FPAS seeks long-term total return with capital preservation by actively investing in debt securities backed by the US government and its agencies. public since 2024-11-01.
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
- 2026-10-15
- Short Volume
- 14
- Total Volume
- 18
- Short %
- 77.78%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 39.81%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for FPA Short Duration Government ETF.
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Frequently asked FPAS short volume questions
- What is the daily FPAS short volume?
- As of Oct 15, 2026, FPA Short Duration Government ETF (FPAS) short volume is 14 shares against 18 total reported volume, or 77.78% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is FPAS 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 FPAS 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.