SMMD Short Volume
iShares Russell 2500 ETF (SMMD) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $3.71B, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 1.08 to the broader market. The iShares Russell 2500 ETF is designed to replicate the financial performance of an underlying index, which consists of U. public since 2017-07-06.
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
- 51.8K
- Total Volume
- 108.4K
- Short %
- 47.82%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 58.17%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares Russell 2500 ETF.
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Frequently asked SMMD short volume questions
- What is the daily SMMD short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, iShares Russell 2500 ETF (SMMD) short volume is 51.8K shares against 108.4K total reported volume, or 47.82% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SMMD 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 SMMD 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.