STIP Short Volume

iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF (STIP) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $15.01B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.22 to the broader market. The iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of inflation-protected U. public since 2010-12-03.

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
620.8K
Total Volume
839.7K
Short %
73.93%
30-Day Avg Short %
58.17%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF.

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Frequently asked STIP short volume questions

What is the daily STIP short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF (STIP) short volume is 620.8K shares against 839.7K total reported volume, or 73.93% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is STIP 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 STIP 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.