FTF Short Volume

Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust (FTF) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Income industry, with a market capitalization near $236.8M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.45 to the broader market. Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Franklin Resources, Inc. Led by Rupert Harris Johnson Jr., public since 2003-09-04.

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
56.8K
Total Volume
137.3K
Short %
41.34%
30-Day Avg Short %
30.88%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust.

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Frequently asked FTF short volume questions

What is the daily FTF short volume?
As of Jun 1, 2026, Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust (FTF) short volume is 56.8K shares against 137.3K total reported volume, or 41.34% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is FTF 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 FTF 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.