PDBC Short Volume

Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF (PDBC) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $6.30B, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.04 to the broader market. The Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF (Fund) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in commodity-linked futures and other financial instruments that provide economic exposure to a diverse group of the world's most heavily traded commodities. public since 2014-11-07.

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
2026-05-15
Short Volume
817.2K
Total Volume
2.3M
Short %
35.59%
30-Day Avg Short %
40.25%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF.

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Frequently asked PDBC short volume questions

What is the daily PDBC short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF (PDBC) short volume is 817.2K shares against 2.3M total reported volume, or 35.59% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is PDBC 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 PDBC 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.