FEM Short Volume
First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $589.8M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 385,283 people, carrying a beta of 0.81 to the broader market. FEM does not promise broad exposure to emerging markets, trying instead to build a portfolio of stocks positioned to outperform. Led by José Antonio Fernández Carbajal, public since 2011-04-19.
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
- 32.0K
- Total Volume
- 59.4K
- Short %
- 53.85%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 52.60%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund.
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Frequently asked FEM short volume questions
- What is the daily FEM short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) short volume is 32.0K shares against 59.4K total reported volume, or 53.85% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is FEM 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 FEM 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.