HTRB Short Volume

Hartford Total Return Bond ETF (HTRB) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $2.23B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.03 to the broader market. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in bonds that the sub-adviser considers to be attractive from a total return perspective along with current income. Led by Larry Bryant, public since 2017-09-28.

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
2026-08-28
Short Volume
70.3K
Total Volume
148.4K
Short %
47.38%
30-Day Avg Short %
33.46%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Hartford Total Return Bond ETF.

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Frequently asked HTRB short volume questions

What is the daily HTRB short volume?
As of Aug 28, 2026, Hartford Total Return Bond ETF (HTRB) short volume is 70.3K shares against 148.4K total reported volume, or 47.38% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is HTRB 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 HTRB 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.