IWN Short Volume
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (IWN) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $15.80B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.12 to the broader market. The iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF aims to replicate the investment performance of a specific benchmark index. public since 2000-07-28.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 73.9K
- Total Volume
- 521.4K
- Short %
- 14.16%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 50.48%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF.
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Frequently asked IWN short volume questions
- What is the daily IWN short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (IWN) short volume is 73.9K shares against 521.4K total reported volume, or 14.16% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is IWN 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 IWN 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.