SEPP Short Volume

PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF - Sep (SEPP) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $27.3M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 0.53 to the broader market. SEPP uses FLEX options in an effort to moderate losses on shares of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) over a one-year period that resets each September. public since 2024-05-15.

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
2026-10-14
Short Volume
9.9K
Total Volume
9.9K
Short %
99.97%
30-Day Avg Short %
90.15%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF - Sep.

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Frequently asked SEPP short volume questions

What is the daily SEPP short volume?
As of Oct 14, 2026, PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF - Sep (SEPP) short volume is 9.9K shares against 9.9K total reported volume, or 99.97% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is SEPP 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 SEPP 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.