NUSC Short Volume

Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $1.31B, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 1.18 to the broader market. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in component securities of the index. public since 2016-12-14.

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
2026-06-30
Short Volume
8.5K
Total Volume
25.7K
Short %
33.02%
30-Day Avg Short %
41.74%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF.

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Frequently asked NUSC short volume questions

What is the daily NUSC short volume?
As of Jun 30, 2026, Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC) short volume is 8.5K shares against 25.7K total reported volume, or 33.02% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is NUSC 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 NUSC 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.