SHLD Short Volume
Global X - Defense Tech ETF (SHLD) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $4.85B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.28 to the broader market. The Global X Defense Tech ETF, identified by its ticker SHLD, aims to replicate the overall financial performance of the Global X Defense Tech Index. public since 2023-09-11.
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
- 145.9K
- Total Volume
- 327.5K
- Short %
- 44.56%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 41.02%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Global X - Defense Tech ETF.
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Frequently asked SHLD short volume questions
- What is the daily SHLD short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Global X - Defense Tech ETF (SHLD) short volume is 145.9K shares against 327.5K total reported volume, or 44.56% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SHLD 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 SHLD 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.