USCL Short Volume
iShares Climate Conscious & Transition MSCI USA ETF (USCL) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $2.57B, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.01 to the broader market. The iShares Climate Conscious & Transition MSCI USA ETF (referred to as the "Fund") seeks to mirror the investment performance of a specific index. Led by Paul Whitehead, public since 2023-06-06.
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
- 2026-08-28
- Short Volume
- 4
- Total Volume
- 11
- Short %
- 36.36%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 40.42%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares Climate Conscious & Transition MSCI USA ETF.
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Frequently asked USCL short volume questions
- What is the daily USCL short volume?
- As of Aug 28, 2026, iShares Climate Conscious & Transition MSCI USA ETF (USCL) short volume is 4 shares against 11 total reported volume, or 36.36% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is USCL 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 USCL 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.