SPDV Short Volume
AAM S&P 500 High Dividend Value ETF (SPDV) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $90.0M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.76 to the broader market. The index is a rules-based, equal-weighted index that is designed to provide exposure to the constituents of the S&P 500 Index that exhibit both high dividend yield and sustainable dividend distribution characteristics, while maintaining diversified sector exposure. public since 2017-11-29.
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
- 2026-06-01
- Short Volume
- 894
- Total Volume
- 3.8K
- Short %
- 23.36%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 48.36%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for AAM S&P 500 High Dividend Value ETF.
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Frequently asked SPDV short volume questions
- What is the daily SPDV short volume?
- As of Jun 1, 2026, AAM S&P 500 High Dividend Value ETF (SPDV) short volume is 894 shares against 3.8K total reported volume, or 23.36% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SPDV 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 SPDV 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.