KSTR Short Volume
KraneShares SSE STAR Market 50 Index ETF (KSTR) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $68.7M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.24 to the broader market. Under typical market conditions, this fund is designed to invest at least 80% of its overall assets (including any funds acquired through borrowing) in securities that are either part of its reference index or possess analogous economic attributes. public since 2021-02-01.
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
- 368.5K
- Total Volume
- 519.7K
- Short %
- 70.90%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 47.48%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for KraneShares SSE STAR Market 50 Index ETF.
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Frequently asked KSTR short volume questions
- What is the daily KSTR short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, KraneShares SSE STAR Market 50 Index ETF (KSTR) short volume is 368.5K shares against 519.7K total reported volume, or 70.90% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is KSTR 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 KSTR 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.