PBL Short Volume

PGIM ETF Trust - PGIM Portfolio Ballast ETF (PBL) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $79.9M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 0.71 to the broader market. PBL aims, on average, to capture 60% of the performance of the S&P 500 during appreciating equity markets and 30% of the performance in declining equity markets. public since 2022-12-22.

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
2026-10-12
Short Volume
44
Total Volume
79
Short %
55.70%
30-Day Avg Short %
22.20%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for PGIM ETF Trust - PGIM Portfolio Ballast ETF.

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Frequently asked PBL short volume questions

What is the daily PBL short volume?
As of Oct 12, 2026, PGIM ETF Trust - PGIM Portfolio Ballast ETF (PBL) short volume is 44 shares against 79 total reported volume, or 55.70% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is PBL 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 PBL 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.