SIMS Short Volume
State Street SPDR S&P Kensho Intelligent Structures ETF (SIMS) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $8.8M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.49 to the broader market. This exchange-traded fund (ETF) aims to replicate, before fees and expenses, the overall investment performance of the S&P Kensho Intelligent Infrastructure Index. public since 2017-12-27.
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
- 2026-06-29
- Short Volume
- 782
- Total Volume
- 1.1K
- Short %
- 74.41%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 36.15%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for State Street SPDR S&P Kensho Intelligent Structures ETF.
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Frequently asked SIMS short volume questions
- What is the daily SIMS short volume?
- As of Jun 29, 2026, State Street SPDR S&P Kensho Intelligent Structures ETF (SIMS) short volume is 782 shares against 1.1K total reported volume, or 74.41% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SIMS 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 SIMS 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.