SYFI Short Volume

Alliance Bernstein - AB Short Duration High Yield ETF (SYFI) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $897.0M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.45 to the broader market. An award-winning actively managed short-duration high-yield bond exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to provide attractive income while aiming for less volatility than traditional high-yield approaches public since 2024-06-10.

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
19.0K
Total Volume
230.4K
Short %
8.24%
30-Day Avg Short %
37.60%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Alliance Bernstein - AB Short Duration High Yield ETF.

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Frequently asked SYFI short volume questions

What is the daily SYFI short volume?
As of Jun 1, 2026, Alliance Bernstein - AB Short Duration High Yield ETF (SYFI) short volume is 19.0K shares against 230.4K total reported volume, or 8.24% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is SYFI 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 SYFI 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.