SCHD Short Volume
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Income industry, with a market capitalization near $98.05B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.58 to the broader market. This fund aims to closely emulate the overall financial performance of the Dow Jones U. public since 2011-10-20.
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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 7.3M
- Total Volume
- 13.4M
- Short %
- 54.06%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 59.70%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
SCHD most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $34.50 | Aug 21, 2026 | 363 | 794 | 481.4% | $0.15 | $0.20 |
| PUT | $34.50 | Aug 21, 2026 | 132 | 117 | 481.4% | $0.10 | $0.20 |
| CALL | $34.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 66 | 5.2K | 175.0% | $0.50 | $0.60 |
Top 3 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked SCHD short volume questions
- What is the daily SCHD short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) short volume is 7.3M shares against 13.4M total reported volume, or 54.06% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SCHD 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 SCHD 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.