KNGZ Short Volume
First Trust S&P 500 Diversified Dividend Aristocrats ETF (KNGZ) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Income industry, with a market capitalization near $63.5M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.92 to the broader market. The First Trust S&P 500 Diversified Dividend Aristocrats ETF (KNGZ) endeavors to achieve investment results that broadly mirror the market price movements and income stream (before its own operational costs) of a specific equity benchmark. public since 2017-06-26.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 514
- Total Volume
- 1.1K
- Short %
- 47.73%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 54.29%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for First Trust S&P 500 Diversified Dividend Aristocrats ETF.
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Frequently asked KNGZ short volume questions
- What is the daily KNGZ short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, First Trust S&P 500 Diversified Dividend Aristocrats ETF (KNGZ) short volume is 514 shares against 1.1K total reported volume, or 47.73% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is KNGZ 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 KNGZ 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.