IQQQ Short Volume

ProShares - Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF (IQQQ) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Income industry, with a market capitalization near $425.5M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.12 to the broader market. The index is designed to replicate the performance of an investment strategy that combines a long position in the Nasdaq-100 Index with a short position in Nasdaq-100 Index call options. public since 2024-03-20.

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
2026-06-01
Short Volume
13.4K
Total Volume
30.0K
Short %
44.63%
30-Day Avg Short %
45.06%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for ProShares - Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.

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Frequently asked IQQQ short volume questions

What is the daily IQQQ short volume?
As of Jun 1, 2026, ProShares - Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF (IQQQ) short volume is 13.4K shares against 30.0K total reported volume, or 44.63% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is IQQQ 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 IQQQ 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.