XYLD Short Volume
Global X - S&P 500 Covered Call ETF (XYLD) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Income industry, with a market capitalization near $3.17B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.41 to the broader market. The Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF, identified by its ticker XYLD, endeavors to replicate the overall price and income returns, preceding any operational charges or costs, of the Cboe S&P 500 BuyWrite Index. public since 2013-06-24.
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
- 99.4K
- Total Volume
- 318.4K
- Short %
- 31.21%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 50.35%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Global X - S&P 500 Covered Call ETF.
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Frequently asked XYLD short volume questions
- What is the daily XYLD short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Global X - S&P 500 Covered Call ETF (XYLD) short volume is 99.4K shares against 318.4K total reported volume, or 31.21% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is XYLD 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 XYLD 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.