ZHDG Short Volume

Zega Buy & Hedge ETF (ZHDG) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $35.7M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.81 to the broader market. The Zega Buy & Hedge ETF (ZHDG) employs a multi-faceted investment approach, allocating capital across a blend of options, alongside fixed-income instruments, and other income-generating assets, such as preferred stock. public since 2021-07-07.

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
2.7K
Total Volume
15.7K
Short %
17.38%
30-Day Avg Short %
31.21%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Zega Buy & Hedge ETF.

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Frequently asked ZHDG short volume questions

What is the daily ZHDG short volume?
As of Jun 30, 2026, Zega Buy & Hedge ETF (ZHDG) short volume is 2.7K shares against 15.7K total reported volume, or 17.38% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is ZHDG 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 ZHDG 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.