GDV Short Volume

The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (GDV) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $2.62B, listed on NYSE, carrying a beta of 1.00 to the broader market. The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. Led by Mario Joseph Gabelli, public since 2003-11-25.

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
2026-07-16
Short Volume
15.0K
Total Volume
57.2K
Short %
26.20%
30-Day Avg Short %
29.74%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust.

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Frequently asked GDV short volume questions

What is the daily GDV short volume?
As of Jul 16, 2026, The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (GDV) short volume is 15.0K shares against 57.2K total reported volume, or 26.20% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is GDV 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 GDV 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.