IVOV Short Volume

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF (IVOV) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $1.44B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.02 to the broader market. This exchange-traded fund (ETF) is designed to replicate the performance of the S&P MidCap 400 Value Index, an index composed of value-oriented companies within the broader S&P 400. public since 2010-09-09.

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
5.0K
Total Volume
10.3K
Short %
48.97%
30-Day Avg Short %
39.64%

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

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Frequently asked IVOV short volume questions

What is the daily IVOV short volume?
As of Jun 30, 2026, Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF (IVOV) short volume is 5.0K shares against 10.3K total reported volume, or 48.97% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is IVOV 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 IVOV 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.