USTB Short Volume

VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF (USTB) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Bonds industry, with a market capitalization near $2.44B, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.26 to the broader market. This ETF endeavors to provide substantial current income while diligently protecting the principal investment. public since 2017-10-27.

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
95.8K
Total Volume
135.3K
Short %
70.82%
30-Day Avg Short %
63.48%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF.

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Frequently asked USTB short volume questions

What is the daily USTB short volume?
As of Aug 28, 2026, VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF (USTB) short volume is 95.8K shares against 135.3K total reported volume, or 70.82% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is USTB 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 USTB 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.