HYDW Short Volume
Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (HYDW) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Bonds industry, with a market capitalization near $154.9M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.58 to the broader market. The Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF, referred to as "the Fund," aims to largely replicate the investment performance of the Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market Low Beta Index (designated as "the Underlying Index"), with this measurement taken prior to the deduction of fees and expenses. public since 2018-01-25.
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
- 2026-07-16
- Short Volume
- 653
- Total Volume
- 752
- Short %
- 86.84%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 56.15%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF.
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Frequently asked HYDW short volume questions
- What is the daily HYDW short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF (HYDW) short volume is 653 shares against 752 total reported volume, or 86.84% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is HYDW 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 HYDW 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.