VUSE Short Volume

Vident U.S. Equity Strategy ETF (VUSE) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $802.3M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.92 to the broader market. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) will be invested in the component securities of the index. public since 2014-01-22.

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

2026-06-01

Short Volume

716

Total Volume

9.4K

Short %

7.64%

30-Day Avg Short %

32.15%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Vident U.S. Equity Strategy ETF.

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Frequently asked VUSE short volume questions

What is the daily VUSE short volume?

As of Jun 1, 2026, Vident U.S. Equity Strategy ETF (VUSE) short volume is 716 shares against 9.4K total reported volume, or 7.64% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.

How is VUSE 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 VUSE 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.