MBBA Short Volume

iShares Mortgage-Backed Securities Active ETF (MBBA) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Bonds industry, with a market capitalization near $125.3M, listed on CBOE, carrying a beta of 1.09 to the broader market. The investment objective of iShares Mortgage-Backed Securities Active ETF (the “Fund”) is to seek to maximize total return, consistent with income generation and prudent investment management. Led by Matthew Kraeger, public since 2026-01-26.

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
2026-06-01
Short Volume
2.0K
Total Volume
3.2K
Short %
61.93%
30-Day Avg Short %
7.58%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for iShares Mortgage-Backed Securities Active ETF.

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Frequently asked MBBA short volume questions

What is the daily MBBA short volume?
As of Jun 1, 2026, iShares Mortgage-Backed Securities Active ETF (MBBA) short volume is 2.0K shares against 3.2K total reported volume, or 61.93% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is MBBA 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 MBBA 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.