XLG Short Volume
Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $13.26B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.04 to the broader market. The Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (Fund) is based on the S&P 500 Top 50 Index (Index). public since 2005-05-10.
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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 120.7K
- Total Volume
- 292.6K
- Short %
- 41.26%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 44.53%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.
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Frequently asked XLG short volume questions
- What is the daily XLG short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG) short volume is 120.7K shares against 292.6K total reported volume, or 41.26% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is XLG 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 XLG 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.