GOVM Short Volume

iShares Trust - iShares 1-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (GOVM) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $4.9M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of -0.01 to the broader market. GOVM seeks to replicate the performance of an index of fixed-rate US Treasury securities with remaining maturities between one to ten years. public since 2026-05-13.

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
5
Total Volume
238
Short %
2.10%
30-Day Avg Short %
42.17%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares Trust - iShares 1-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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Frequently asked GOVM short volume questions

What is the daily GOVM short volume?
As of Oct 15, 2026, iShares Trust - iShares 1-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (GOVM) short volume is 5 shares against 238 total reported volume, or 2.10% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is GOVM 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 GOVM 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.