VEGA Short Volume
AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF (VEGA) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Income industry, with a market capitalization near $89.6M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.67 to the broader market. The AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF (VEGA) is an actively managed investment vehicle that primarily operates as a "fund of funds. public since 2012-09-18.
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
- 377
- Total Volume
- 1.2K
- Short %
- 31.03%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 62.34%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF.
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Frequently asked VEGA short volume questions
- What is the daily VEGA short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF (VEGA) short volume is 377 shares against 1.2K total reported volume, or 31.03% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is VEGA 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 VEGA 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.