XME Short Volume

State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (XME) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $4.47B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.38 to the broader market. The State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (XME) seeks to deliver investment results that accurately reflect the total return performance of the S&P Metals and Mining Select Industry Index, prior to factoring in any fees and expenses. public since 2006-06-22.

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
76.1K
Total Volume
492.9K
Short %
15.43%
30-Day Avg Short %
49.84%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF.

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Frequently asked XME short volume questions

What is the daily XME short volume?
As of Jun 30, 2026, State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (XME) short volume is 76.1K shares against 492.9K total reported volume, or 15.43% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is XME 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 XME 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.