IBND Short Volume
SPDR Bloomberg International Corporate Bond ETF (IBND) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $466.1M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.13 to the broader market. The SPDRBloomberg International Corporate Bond ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD > $1B: Corporate Bond IndexSeeks to provide a broad exposure to the global investment grade, fixed rate, fixed income corporate markets outside the United StatesThe securities in the Index must have a $1 billion USD equivalent market capitalization outstanding, have at least 1 year remaining, must be fixed rate (although zero coupon bonds and step-ups are permitted) and must be rated investment gradeMarket cap weighted and reconstituted on the last business day of the month public since 2010-05-20.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 9.9K
- Total Volume
- 37.7K
- Short %
- 26.28%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 31.08%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for SPDR Bloomberg International Corporate Bond ETF.
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Frequently asked IBND short volume questions
- What is the daily IBND short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, SPDR Bloomberg International Corporate Bond ETF (IBND) short volume is 9.9K shares against 37.7K total reported volume, or 26.28% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is IBND 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 IBND 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.