MID Short Volume

American Century Mid Cap Growth Impact ETF (MID) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $105.0M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.16 to the broader market. The primary objective is to enhance the value of investments significantly over an extended duration. public since 2020-07-13.

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
2026-08-28
Short Volume
4
Total Volume
114
Short %
3.51%
30-Day Avg Short %
55.00%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for American Century Mid Cap Growth Impact ETF.

Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →

Frequently asked MID short volume questions

What is the daily MID short volume?
As of Aug 28, 2026, American Century Mid Cap Growth Impact ETF (MID) short volume is 4 shares against 114 total reported volume, or 3.51% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is MID 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 MID 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.