MGNR Short Volume
American Beacon GLG Natural Resources ETF (MGNR) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $237.6M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.73 to the broader market. Under typical operating conditions, the fund commits a minimum of 80% of its total capital (encompassing its net assets along with any funds borrowed specifically for investment) to acquiring equity shares in companies primarily focused on the natural resources sector or related enterprises. public since 2024-02-06.
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
- 18.2K
- Total Volume
- 63.0K
- Short %
- 28.90%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 48.65%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for American Beacon GLG Natural Resources ETF.
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Frequently asked MGNR short volume questions
- What is the daily MGNR short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, American Beacon GLG Natural Resources ETF (MGNR) short volume is 18.2K shares against 63.0K total reported volume, or 28.90% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MGNR 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 MGNR 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.