MEMX Short Volume

Matthews Emerging Markets ex China Active ETF MEMX (MEMX) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $50.6M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.18 to the broader market. The fund's primary goal is typically met by dedicating at least 80% of its total assets (including any borrowed capital used for investment) to the common and preferred shares of businesses operating in emerging market countries, explicitly excluding China. public since 2023-01-11.

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
2026-07-16
Short Volume
13
Total Volume
404
Short %
3.22%
30-Day Avg Short %
27.97%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Matthews Emerging Markets ex China Active ETF MEMX.

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Frequently asked MEMX short volume questions

What is the daily MEMX short volume?
As of Jul 16, 2026, Matthews Emerging Markets ex China Active ETF MEMX (MEMX) short volume is 13 shares against 404 total reported volume, or 3.22% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is MEMX 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 MEMX 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.