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 $5.45B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.88 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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 1.4M
- Total Volume
- 4.8M
- Short %
- 28.07%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 59.07%
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
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $29.00 | Dec 18, 2026 | 4.4K | 115.8K | 30.8% | $1.26 | $1.33 |
Top 1 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 Aug 14, 2026, KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) short volume is 1.4M shares against 4.8M total reported volume, or 28.07% 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.