EMF Short Volume

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (EMF) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $343.4M, listed on NYSE, carrying a beta of 0.96 to the broader market. Templeton Emerging Markets Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by Franklin Resources Inc. Led by Rupert Harris Johnson Jr., public since 1987-02-26.

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
2026-06-01
Short Volume
21.4K
Total Volume
34.0K
Short %
62.91%
30-Day Avg Short %
48.83%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Templeton Emerging Markets Fund.

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Frequently asked EMF short volume questions

What is the daily EMF short volume?
As of Jun 1, 2026, Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (EMF) short volume is 21.4K shares against 34.0K total reported volume, or 62.91% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is EMF 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 EMF 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.