FV Short Volume

First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF (FV) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $4.16B, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.24 to the broader market. The purpose of this exchange-traded fund is to mirror the total returns, encompassing both share value growth and income generated, of the Dorsey Wright Focus Five Index. public since 2014-03-06.

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
2026-08-14
Short Volume
12.6K
Total Volume
33.8K
Short %
37.23%
30-Day Avg Short %
36.07%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF.

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Frequently asked FV short volume questions

What is the daily FV short volume?
As of Aug 14, 2026, First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF (FV) short volume is 12.6K shares against 33.8K total reported volume, or 37.23% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is FV 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 FV 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.