XCEM Short Volume
Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF (XCEM) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $2.19B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.27 to the broader market. This fund will commit a minimum of 80% of its net assets to the companies represented in its benchmark index. public since 2015-09-02.
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
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 34.0K
- Total Volume
- 72.4K
- Short %
- 46.94%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 37.63%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF.
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Frequently asked XCEM short volume questions
- What is the daily XCEM short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF (XCEM) short volume is 34.0K shares against 72.4K total reported volume, or 46.94% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is XCEM 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 XCEM 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.