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 $5.62B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.45 to the broader market. The State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P Metals and Mining Select Industry Index (the "Index")Seeks to provide exposure to the metals & mining segment of the S&P TMI, which comprises the following sub-industries: Aluminum, Coal & Consumable Fuels, Copper, Diversified Metals & Mining, Gold, Precious Metals & Minerals, Silver, and SteelSeeks to track a modified equal weighted index which provides the potential for unconcentrated industry exposure across large, mid and small cap stocksAllows investors to take strategic or tactical positions at a more targeted level than traditional sector based investing 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
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 401.5K
- Total Volume
- 776.9K
- Short %
- 51.68%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 58.60%
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 May 15, 2026, State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (XME) short volume is 401.5K shares against 776.9K total reported volume, or 51.68% 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.