PABU Short Volume

iShares Paris-Aligned Climate Optimized MSCI USA ETF (PABU) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $2.53B, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.04 to the broader market. The PABU iShares Paris-Aligned Climate Optimized MSCI USA ETF aims to replicate the investment performance of an underlying index. public since 2022-04-20.

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
166
Total Volume
475
Short %
34.95%
30-Day Avg Short %
26.87%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares Paris-Aligned Climate Optimized MSCI USA ETF.

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Frequently asked PABU short volume questions

What is the daily PABU short volume?
As of Aug 28, 2026, iShares Paris-Aligned Climate Optimized MSCI USA ETF (PABU) short volume is 166 shares against 475 total reported volume, or 34.95% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is PABU 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 PABU 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.