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 $3.42B, 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
- 2026-10-15
- Short Volume
- 94.6K
- Total Volume
- 226.6K
- Short %
- 41.76%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 44.20%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Global X - S&P 500 Covered Call ETF.
Learn how short volume is reported and how to read the data →
XYLD most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $42.00 | Nov 20, 2026 | 0 | 288 | 552.0% | $0.10 | $0.35 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked XYLD short volume questions
- What is the daily XYLD short volume?
- As of Oct 15, 2026, Global X - S&P 500 Covered Call ETF (XYLD) short volume is 94.6K shares against 226.6K total reported volume, or 41.76% 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.