PWZ Short Volume

Invesco California AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF (PWZ) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Bonds industry, with a market capitalization near $1.09B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.25 to the broader market. The Invesco California AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF (Fund) is based on the ICE BofAML California Long-Term Core Plus Municipal Securities Index (Index). public since 2007-10-18.

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
138.7K
Total Volume
290.0K
Short %
47.82%
30-Day Avg Short %
60.93%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Invesco California AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF.

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Frequently asked PWZ short volume questions

What is the daily PWZ short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Invesco California AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF (PWZ) short volume is 138.7K shares against 290.0K total reported volume, or 47.82% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is PWZ 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 PWZ 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.