FXI Short Volume
iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $4.20B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.47 to the broader market. The iShares China Large-Cap ETF aims to mirror the performance of an index consisting of major Chinese companies whose shares are traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. public since 2004-10-08.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 1.8M
- Total Volume
- 2.3M
- Short %
- 77.19%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 68.70%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares China Large-Cap ETF.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
FXI most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $40.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 9 | 132.5K | 23.1% | $0.03 | $0.05 |
| PUT | $36.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 93 | 120.9K | 19.2% | $1.41 | $1.49 |
Top 2 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked FXI short volume questions
- What is the daily FXI short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) short volume is 1.8M shares against 2.3M total reported volume, or 77.19% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is FXI 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 FXI 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.