MAC Short Volume
The Macerich Company (MAC) operates in the Real Estate sector, specifically the REIT - Retail industry, with a market capitalization near $7.32B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 615 people, carrying a beta of 2.09 to the broader market. Macerich operates as a comprehensive, self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that independently oversees all aspects of its operations. Led by Jackson Hsieh, public since 1994-03-10.
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
- 346.3K
- Total Volume
- 650.2K
- Short %
- 53.26%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 48.93%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for The Macerich Company.
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Frequently asked MAC short volume questions
- What is the daily MAC short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, The Macerich Company (MAC) short volume is 346.3K shares against 650.2K total reported volume, or 53.26% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is MAC 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 MAC 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.