IBMU Short Volume

iShares Trust - iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Muni Bond ETF (IBMU) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $17.2M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 0.10 to the broader market. As part of iShares' AMT-Free Muni Term ETF suite, IBMU behaves more like a bond than a typical bond fund. public since 2026-03-26.

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
2026-10-14
Short Volume
663
Total Volume
3.2K
Short %
20.69%
30-Day Avg Short %
48.99%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares Trust - iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Muni Bond ETF.

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Frequently asked IBMU short volume questions

What is the daily IBMU short volume?
As of Oct 14, 2026, iShares Trust - iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Muni Bond ETF (IBMU) short volume is 663 shares against 3.2K total reported volume, or 20.69% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is IBMU 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 IBMU 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.