FTMA Short Volume

Putnam ETF Trust - Franklin Massachusetts Municipal Income ETF (FTMA) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $284.5M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.13 to the broader market. FTMA aims for a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax and Massachusetts personal income tax believed to be consistent with capital preservation. public since 2025-11-11.

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
253.0K
Total Volume
347.8K
Short %
72.72%
30-Day Avg Short %
49.20%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Putnam ETF Trust - Franklin Massachusetts Municipal Income ETF.

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Frequently asked FTMA short volume questions

What is the daily FTMA short volume?
As of Oct 15, 2026, Putnam ETF Trust - Franklin Massachusetts Municipal Income ETF (FTMA) short volume is 253.0K shares against 347.8K total reported volume, or 72.72% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is FTMA 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 FTMA 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.