SMHC Short Volume
VanEck China Semiconductor ETF (SMHC) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $185.0M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.00 to the broader market. An exchange-traded fund designed to give investors pure-play exposure to China's domestic semiconductor industry by tracking 25 of the largest and most liquid Chinese companies in the sector. Led by Jan van Eck, public since 2026-06-24.
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
- 2026-07-16
- Short Volume
- 8.2K
- Total Volume
- 23.9K
- Short %
- 34.15%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 49.46%
Showing 16 days of FINRA short volume data for VanEck China Semiconductor ETF.
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Frequently asked SMHC short volume questions
- What is the daily SMHC short volume?
- As of Jul 16, 2026, VanEck China Semiconductor ETF (SMHC) short volume is 8.2K shares against 23.9K total reported volume, or 34.15% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is SMHC 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 SMHC 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.