XHE Short Volume

State Street SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETF (XHE) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $132.8M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.25 to the broader market. The State Street SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETF aims to replicate the total return performance of the S&P Health Care Equipment Select Industry Index, prior to deducting fees and operating expenses. public since 2011-01-27.

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
5.1K
Total Volume
8.3K
Short %
62.10%
30-Day Avg Short %
43.32%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for State Street SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETF.

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Frequently asked XHE short volume questions

What is the daily XHE short volume?
As of Jun 30, 2026, State Street SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETF (XHE) short volume is 5.1K shares against 8.3K total reported volume, or 62.10% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is XHE 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 XHE 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.