QTOP Short Volume

iShares Nasdaq Top 30 Stocks ETF (QTOP) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $193.7M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.33 to the broader market. iShares Nasdaq Top 30 Stocks ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of the 30 largest companies by market capitalization within the Nasdaq 100 Index. public since 2024-10-24.

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
55.6K
Total Volume
143.1K
Short %
38.82%
30-Day Avg Short %
66.72%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares Nasdaq Top 30 Stocks ETF.

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Frequently asked QTOP short volume questions

What is the daily QTOP short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, iShares Nasdaq Top 30 Stocks ETF (QTOP) short volume is 55.6K shares against 143.1K total reported volume, or 38.82% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is QTOP 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 QTOP 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.