LVHI Short Volume
Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (LVHI) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $4.89B, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 0.42 to the broader market. Seeks to track the investment results of the underlying index, Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Hedged Index, which is composed of equity securities of developed markets outside the United States with relatively high yield and low price and earnings volatility. public since 2016-07-28.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 184.5K
- Total Volume
- 412.1K
- Short %
- 44.78%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 53.45%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF.
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Frequently asked LVHI short volume questions
- What is the daily LVHI short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF (LVHI) short volume is 184.5K shares against 412.1K total reported volume, or 44.78% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is LVHI 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 LVHI 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.