MVV Short Volume

ProShares - Ultra MidCap400 (MVV) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $180.4M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 2.02 to the broader market. This ProShares fund is designed to yield daily investment returns equivalent to two times the daily performance of the S&P MidCap 400 index, before factoring in any associated fees or expenses. public since 2006-06-21.

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
2026-08-14
Short Volume
502
Total Volume
1.1K
Short %
47.63%
30-Day Avg Short %
30.17%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for ProShares - Ultra MidCap400.

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Frequently asked MVV short volume questions

What is the daily MVV short volume?
As of Aug 14, 2026, ProShares - Ultra MidCap400 (MVV) short volume is 502 shares against 1.1K total reported volume, or 47.63% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is MVV 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 MVV 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.