JHDG Short Volume

John Hancock Hedged Equity ETF (JHDG) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $92.1M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.69 to the broader market. The John Hancock Hedged Equity ETF (JHDG) aims to deliver optimized risk-adjusted performance through a dual approach: rigorous fundamental stock analysis coupled with a dynamic options strategy. public since 2026-04-08.

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

2026-08-24

Short Volume

1

Total Volume

8

Short %

12.50%

30-Day Avg Short %

52.35%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for John Hancock Hedged Equity ETF.

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Frequently asked JHDG short volume questions

What is the daily JHDG short volume?

As of Aug 24, 2026, John Hancock Hedged Equity ETF (JHDG) short volume is 1 shares against 8 total reported volume, or 12.50% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.

How is JHDG 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 JHDG 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.