SPDW Short Volume

State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF (SPDW) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $41.62B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.03 to the broader market. This State Street SPDR Portfolio ETF is designed to mirror the total return performance of the S&P Developed Ex-U. public since 2007-04-26.

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
626.2K
Total Volume
1.2M
Short %
52.19%
30-Day Avg Short %
54.84%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF.

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Frequently asked SPDW short volume questions

What is the daily SPDW short volume?
As of Aug 14, 2026, State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF (SPDW) short volume is 626.2K shares against 1.2M total reported volume, or 52.19% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is SPDW 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 SPDW 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.