SOXY Short Volume

YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF (SOXY) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Income industry, with a market capitalization near $10.8M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 2.18 to the broader market. The YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF (SOXY) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to generate a target annualized distribution of 12% and capital appreciation through investments in a select portfolio of 15 to 30 semiconductor companies. public since 2024-12-03.

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
2.8K
Total Volume
6.5K
Short %
42.14%
30-Day Avg Short %
47.81%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF.

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Frequently asked SOXY short volume questions

What is the daily SOXY short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF (SOXY) short volume is 2.8K shares against 6.5K total reported volume, or 42.14% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is SOXY 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 SOXY 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.