MAYW Short Volume

AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer20 May ETF (MAYW) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $70.4M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 0.26 to the broader market. This exchange-traded fund (ETF) aims to replicate the share price performance of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, its underlying benchmark, over a designated investment period. public since 2023-05-01.

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
2026-07-16
Short Volume
4.4K
Total Volume
19.3K
Short %
22.89%
30-Day Avg Short %
25.18%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer20 May ETF.

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Frequently asked MAYW short volume questions

What is the daily MAYW short volume?
As of Jul 16, 2026, AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer20 May ETF (MAYW) short volume is 4.4K shares against 19.3K total reported volume, or 22.89% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is MAYW 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 MAYW 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.