XAUG Short Volume

FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - August (XAUG) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $25.9M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 0.31 to the broader market. XAUG aims to provide approximately twice of any positive price returns of the S&P 500 ETF with a predetermined cap. public since 2023-08-21.

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
2026-10-15
Short Volume
98
Total Volume
389
Short %
25.19%
30-Day Avg Short %
46.60%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - August.

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Frequently asked XAUG short volume questions

What is the daily XAUG short volume?
As of Oct 15, 2026, FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - August (XAUG) short volume is 98 shares against 389 total reported volume, or 25.19% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is XAUG 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 XAUG 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.