IMCV Short Volume

iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF (IMCV) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $1.11B, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.87 to the broader market. The iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF is designed to replicate the investment performance of a specific benchmark. public since 2004-06-28.

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
2026-08-28
Short Volume
4.8K
Total Volume
10.1K
Short %
47.35%
30-Day Avg Short %
58.34%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF.

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Frequently asked IMCV short volume questions

What is the daily IMCV short volume?
As of Aug 28, 2026, iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF (IMCV) short volume is 4.8K shares against 10.1K total reported volume, or 47.35% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is IMCV 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 IMCV 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.