ASG Short Volume

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (ASG) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $318.0M, listed on NYSE, carrying a beta of 1.19 to the broader market. The Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. Led by Edmund Joseph Burke, public since 1986-03-06.

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
99.6K
Total Volume
202.0K
Short %
49.30%
30-Day Avg Short %
42.32%

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Frequently asked ASG short volume questions

What is the daily ASG short volume?
As of Oct 15, 2026, Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (ASG) short volume is 99.6K shares against 202.0K total reported volume, or 49.30% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is ASG 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 ASG 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.