TMFS Short Volume
Motley Fool Small-Cap Growth ETF (TMFS) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $62.0M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 1.11 to the broader market. The fund invests in a focused portfolio of the common stocks of high-quality companies domiciled in the United States that are engaged in a broad range of industries. public since 2018-11-05.
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
- 2026-07-16
- Short Volume
- 312
- Total Volume
- 656
- Short %
- 47.56%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 13.44%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Motley Fool Small-Cap Growth ETF.
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Frequently asked TMFS short volume questions
- What is the daily TMFS short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, Motley Fool Small-Cap Growth ETF (TMFS) short volume is 312 shares against 656 total reported volume, or 47.56% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is TMFS 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 TMFS 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.