ILF Short Volume

iShares Latin America 40 ETF (ILF) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $2.30B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.96 to the broader market. The iShares Latin America 40 ETF is designed to replicate the financial performance of a benchmark index, which itself is made up of 40 of the most prominent Latin American stocks. public since 2001-10-26.

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

2026-06-30

Short Volume

146.6K

Total Volume

498.8K

Short %

29.39%

30-Day Avg Short %

28.84%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares Latin America 40 ETF.

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Frequently asked ILF short volume questions

What is the daily ILF short volume?

As of Jun 30, 2026, iShares Latin America 40 ETF (ILF) short volume is 146.6K shares against 498.8K total reported volume, or 29.39% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.

How is ILF 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 ILF 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.