VIXY Short Volume
ProShares - VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $215.8M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of -2.33 to the broader market. The ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) is structured with the primary objective of replicating the investment performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. public since 2011-01-04.
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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 248.9K
- Total Volume
- 446.6K
- Short %
- 55.73%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 41.58%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for ProShares - VIX Short-Term Futures ETF.
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Frequently asked VIXY short volume questions
- What is the daily VIXY short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, ProShares - VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) short volume is 248.9K shares against 446.6K total reported volume, or 55.73% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is VIXY 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 VIXY 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.