QAI Short Volume

NYLI Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF (QAI) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $773.5M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.38 to the broader market. NYLI Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF (QAI) seeks investment results that track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of NYLI Hedge Multi-Strategy Index. public since 2009-03-25.

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
2026-05-15
Short Volume
8.1K
Total Volume
30.2K
Short %
26.88%
30-Day Avg Short %
44.74%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for NYLI Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF.

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Frequently asked QAI short volume questions

What is the daily QAI short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, NYLI Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF (QAI) short volume is 8.1K shares against 30.2K total reported volume, or 26.88% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is QAI 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 QAI 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.