SLVP Short Volume
iShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF (SLVP) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $856.0M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 1.09 to the broader market. The iShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities of companies primarily engaged in the business of silver exploration or metals mining. public since 2012-02-02.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 130.7K
- Total Volume
- 246.8K
- Short %
- 52.95%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 41.35%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF.
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Frequently asked SLVP short volume questions
- What is the daily SLVP short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, iShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF (SLVP) short volume is 130.7K shares against 246.8K total reported volume, or 52.95% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SLVP 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 SLVP 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.