MEMS Short Volume
Matthews Emerging Markets Discovery Active ETF MEMS (MEMS) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $22.1M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.73 to the broader market. Under normal circumstances, the Matthews Emerging Markets Discovery Active ETF seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 65% of its net assets, which include borrowings for investment purposes, in the common and preferred stocks of small companies. public since 2024-01-11.
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
- 2026-05-29
- Short Volume
- 149
- Total Volume
- 187
- Short %
- 79.68%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 49.98%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Matthews Emerging Markets Discovery Active ETF MEMS.
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Frequently asked MEMS short volume questions
- What is the daily MEMS short volume?
- As of May 29, 2026, Matthews Emerging Markets Discovery Active ETF MEMS (MEMS) short volume is 149 shares against 187 total reported volume, or 79.68% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MEMS 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 MEMS 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.