IXN Short Volume
iShares Global Tech ETF (IXN) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $8.80B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.37 to the broader market. The iShares Global Tech ETF aims to replicate the financial performance of a global equity index specifically focused on the technology industry. public since 2001-11-12.
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
- 2026-08-28
- Short Volume
- 300.5K
- Total Volume
- 343.4K
- Short %
- 87.49%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 52.84%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares Global Tech ETF.
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Frequently asked IXN short volume questions
- What is the daily IXN short volume?
- As of Aug 28, 2026, iShares Global Tech ETF (IXN) short volume is 300.5K shares against 343.4K total reported volume, or 87.49% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is IXN 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 IXN 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.