WDEF Short Volume
WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund (WDEF) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $99.5M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.51 to the broader market. The WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund (WDEF) utilizes a passive management approach, aiming to invest in companies operating within the European defense industry. public since 2025-07-17.
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
- 440
- Total Volume
- 2.7K
- Short %
- 16.49%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 27.96%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund.
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Frequently asked WDEF short volume questions
- What is the daily WDEF short volume?
- As of Aug 28, 2026, WisdomTree Europe Defense Fund (WDEF) short volume is 440 shares against 2.7K total reported volume, or 16.49% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is WDEF 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 WDEF 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.