IHY Short Volume
VanEck International High Yield Bond ETF (IHY) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Bonds industry, with a market capitalization near $43.4M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.77 to the broader market. The VanEck International High Yield Bond ETF (IHY) aims to closely track the total returns – both price appreciation and yield – of the ICE BofA Global ex-US Issuers High Yield Constrained Index (HXUS), prior to accounting for its own fees and expenses. public since 2012-04-03.
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
- 148
- Total Volume
- 857
- Short %
- 17.27%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 8.78%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for VanEck International High Yield Bond ETF.
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Frequently asked IHY short volume questions
- What is the daily IHY short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, VanEck International High Yield Bond ETF (IHY) short volume is 148 shares against 857 total reported volume, or 17.27% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is IHY 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 IHY 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.