IVV Short Volume

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $827.06B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.00 to the broader market. The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-capitalization U. public since 2000-05-19.

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
2026-05-15
Short Volume
786.5K
Total Volume
1.4M
Short %
56.60%
30-Day Avg Short %
58.34%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

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Frequently asked IVV short volume questions

What is the daily IVV short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) short volume is 786.5K shares against 1.4M total reported volume, or 56.60% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is IVV 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 IVV 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.