IJK Short Volume

iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF (IJK) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $11.09B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.08 to the broader market. This iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF is an investment vehicle designed to mirror the returns of an index comprising mid-sized American companies chosen for their growth attributes. public since 2000-07-28.

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
2026-06-30
Short Volume
46.1K
Total Volume
145.4K
Short %
31.71%
30-Day Avg Short %
44.28%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF.

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Frequently asked IJK short volume questions

What is the daily IJK short volume?
As of Jun 30, 2026, iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF (IJK) short volume is 46.1K shares against 145.4K total reported volume, or 31.71% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is IJK 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 IJK 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.