XJR Short Volume

iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (XJR) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $161.3M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 1.09 to the broader market. iShares Trust - iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. public since 2020-09-25.

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
2026-07-16
Short Volume
846
Total Volume
1.5K
Short %
58.30%
30-Day Avg Short %
44.74%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF.

Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →

Frequently asked XJR short volume questions

What is the daily XJR short volume?
As of Jul 16, 2026, iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF (XJR) short volume is 846 shares against 1.5K total reported volume, or 58.30% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is XJR 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 XJR 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.