RDOG Short Volume
ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF (RDOG) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $15.5M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.99 to the broader market. The ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF, known by its ticker RDOG, aims to closely mirror the investment performance of the S-Network REIT Dividend Dogs Index (RDOGX). public since 2008-05-07.
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
- 2026-08-28
- Short Volume
- 620
- Total Volume
- 1.3K
- Short %
- 48.55%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 37.83%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF.
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Frequently asked RDOG short volume questions
- What is the daily RDOG short volume?
- As of Aug 28, 2026, ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF (RDOG) short volume is 620 shares against 1.3K total reported volume, or 48.55% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is RDOG 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 RDOG 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.