KIE Short Volume

State Street SPDR S&P Insurance ETF (KIE) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $449.4M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.46 to the broader market. SPDR Series Trust - State Street SPDR S&P Insurance ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by State Street Global Advisors, Inc. public since 2005-11-15.

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
2026-08-14
Short Volume
121.6K
Total Volume
222.7K
Short %
54.59%
30-Day Avg Short %
56.21%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for State Street SPDR S&P Insurance ETF.

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Frequently asked KIE short volume questions

What is the daily KIE short volume?
As of Aug 14, 2026, State Street SPDR S&P Insurance ETF (KIE) short volume is 121.6K shares against 222.7K total reported volume, or 54.59% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is KIE 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 KIE 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.