IWS Short Volume
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (IWS) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $17.26B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.96 to the broader market. This ETF's objective is to mirror the performance of an index focusing on U. public since 2001-08-02.
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
- 45.2K
- Total Volume
- 249.5K
- Short %
- 18.11%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 41.05%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF.
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Frequently asked IWS short volume questions
- What is the daily IWS short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (IWS) short volume is 45.2K shares against 249.5K total reported volume, or 18.11% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is IWS 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 IWS 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.