IBMW Short Volume

iShares Trust - iShares iBonds Dec 2034 Term Muni Bond ETF (IBMW) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $8.5M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 0.17 to the broader market. As part of iShares' AMT-Free Muni Term ETF suite, IBMW behaves more like a bond than a typical bond fund. public since 2026-04-08.

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
985
Total Volume
9.7K
Short %
10.15%
30-Day Avg Short %
34.80%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares Trust - iShares iBonds Dec 2034 Term Muni Bond ETF.

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Frequently asked IBMW short volume questions

What is the daily IBMW short volume?
As of Oct 14, 2026, iShares Trust - iShares iBonds Dec 2034 Term Muni Bond ETF (IBMW) short volume is 985 shares against 9.7K total reported volume, or 10.15% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is IBMW 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 IBMW 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.