KWEB Short Volume

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $4.84B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.87 to the broader market. This fund commits at least 80% of its net assets to investments directly replicating its benchmark index, or to securities that possess similar economic attributes. public since 2013-08-01.

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
3.4M
Total Volume
5.2M
Short %
65.20%
30-Day Avg Short %
50.32%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF.

Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →

KWEB most-active contracts

TypeStrikeExpirationVolumeOIIVBidAsk
CALL$29.00Dec 18, 2026125.0K20.7K37.5%$1.18$1.19
CALL$33.00Sep 18, 202670.2K96.7K40.5%$0.13$0.18
CALL$35.00Dec 18, 202630.7K82.3K39.3%$0.39$0.46
CALL$25.00Jul 2, 202619.3K10.2K35.2%$0.08$0.10

Top 4 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.

Frequently asked KWEB short volume questions

What is the daily KWEB short volume?
As of Jun 30, 2026, KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) short volume is 3.4M shares against 5.2M total reported volume, or 65.20% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is KWEB 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 KWEB 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.