PBEU Short Volume
Portfolio Building Block European Banks Index ETF (PBEU) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $1.2M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.90 to the broader market. This exchange-traded fund provides investors with a focused investment opportunity in the financial performance of major banking firms throughout advanced European economies. Led by Qiao Duan, public since 2025-11-25.
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
- 6.4K
- Total Volume
- 21.2K
- Short %
- 30.37%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 21.76%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Portfolio Building Block European Banks Index ETF.
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Frequently asked PBEU short volume questions
- What is the daily PBEU short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, Portfolio Building Block European Banks Index ETF (PBEU) short volume is 6.4K shares against 21.2K total reported volume, or 30.37% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PBEU 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 PBEU 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.