JPXN Short Volume
iShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF (JPXN) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $137.6M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.85 to the broader market. The iShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF, trading under the symbol JPXN, is designed to mirror the financial performance of a comprehensive index comprised of Japanese company shares. public since 2001-10-26.
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
- 199
- Total Volume
- 880
- Short %
- 22.61%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 30.96%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF.
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Frequently asked JPXN short volume questions
- What is the daily JPXN short volume?
- As of Aug 28, 2026, iShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF (JPXN) short volume is 199 shares against 880 total reported volume, or 22.61% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is JPXN 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 JPXN 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.