HQGO Short Volume

Hartford US Quality Growth ETF (HQGO) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $48.6M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.06 to the broader market. Seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond to the total return performance of an index that tracks the performance of exchange traded US large cap equity securities and is designed to consist of US equities with favorable growth characteristics while maintaining what is considered to be enhanced exposure to quality while also providing reasonable exposure to value and momentum. public since 2023-12-06.

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
2026-06-01
Short Volume
4
Total Volume
8
Short %
50.00%
30-Day Avg Short %
59.99%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Hartford US Quality Growth ETF.

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Frequently asked HQGO short volume questions

What is the daily HQGO short volume?
As of Jun 1, 2026, Hartford US Quality Growth ETF (HQGO) short volume is 4 shares against 8 total reported volume, or 50.00% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is HQGO 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 HQGO 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.