APAM Short Volume
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (APAM) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $2.53B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 584 people, carrying a beta of 1.66 to the broader market. Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. Led by Jason A. Gottlieb, public since 2013-03-07.
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
- 174.0K
- Total Volume
- 277.6K
- Short %
- 62.69%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 56.79%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc..
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APAM most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $35.00 | Jul 17, 2026 | 20 | 532 | 461.3% | $0.75 | $0.95 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked APAM short volume questions
- What is the daily APAM short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (APAM) short volume is 174.0K shares against 277.6K total reported volume, or 62.69% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is APAM 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 APAM 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.