KMID Short Volume

Virtus KAR Mid-Cap ETF (KMID) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $44.0M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.83 to the broader market. The ETF seeks to generate attractive risk-adjusted long-term returns by investing in the stocks of U. public since 2024-10-15.

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
2026-06-01
Short Volume
259
Total Volume
3.5K
Short %
7.38%
30-Day Avg Short %
32.70%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Virtus KAR Mid-Cap ETF.

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Frequently asked KMID short volume questions

What is the daily KMID short volume?
As of Jun 1, 2026, Virtus KAR Mid-Cap ETF (KMID) short volume is 259 shares against 3.5K total reported volume, or 7.38% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is KMID 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 KMID 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.