CNYA stock
iShares MSCI China A ETF (CNYA) short interest & short volume · 519K shares short
iShares MSCI China A ETF official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
CNYA short interest rose 9.7% to 519K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (6.5 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 47.5% of volume over the last 20 sessions, up from 23.2% the 20 sessions before, the 72nd percentile of its own 20-day averages since Oct 6, 2025.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 519K
- prior 473K
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 6.5
- avg vol 79K
- Change vs prior report
- +9.7%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 519K | $16.7M | +9.7% | — | 6.5 | $32.17 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 473K | $16.0M | +5.9% | — | 14.7 | $33.70 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 447K | $15.5M | +63.3% | — | 16.4 | $34.59 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 274K | $9.9M | -35.6% | — | 7.4 | $36.01 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 425K | $15.4M | -61.9% | — | 18.7 | $36.09 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1.1M | $39.2M | +6.3% | — | 13.9 | $35.15 |
Days to cover is short interest divided by FINRA's average daily volume for the period: how many average days of trading it would take shorts to buy back.
Source: FINRA equity short interest (twice monthly) · Settlement Oct 15, 2026
Daily short volume
Share of each day's volume sold short · FINRA Reg SHO
- Latest (Nov 11)
- 78.2%
- 4K of 5K
- 20-day average
- 47.5%
- prior 23.2%
- Percentile vs own history
- 72nd
- 233 periods since 2025
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Source: FINRA Reg SHO daily short sale volume · Latest Nov 11, 2026
Short squeeze score (model)
Price since settlement: -3.7%
Model, not a forecast: 40 pts short interest % of float (full at 30%), 25 pts days to cover (full at 10), 15 pts rise in short interest since the prior report (full at +50%), 20 pts price gain since the settlement date (full at +25%). Missing inputs score 0.
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| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | 3,837 | 4,904 | 78.2% |
| 2026-11-10 | 350 | 5,775 | 6.1% |
| 2026-11-09 | 1,826 | 5,321 | 34.3% |
| 2026-11-06 | 10,500 | 18,080 | 58.1% |
| 2026-11-05 | 12,593 | 25,760 | 48.9% |
| 2026-11-04 | 20,442 | 30,657 | 66.7% |
| 2026-11-03 | 26,619 | 33,142 | 80.3% |
| 2026-11-02 | 23,634 | 34,079 | 69.3% |
| 2026-10-30 | 2,495 | 22,173 | 11.3% |
| 2026-10-29 | 6,945 | 18,713 | 37.1% |
CNYA short interest FAQ
What is CNYA's short interest?
iShares MSCI China A ETF (CNYA) had 519K shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does CNYA have?
6.5 days: 519K shares short divided by an average daily volume of 79K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is CNYA short interest rising or falling?
CNYA short interest rose (+9.7%) from 473K to 519K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is CNYA a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores CNYA 19 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: days to cover 16.4/25, change in short interest vs prior report 2.9/15, price change since settlement date 0/20. It is a transparent model of how crowded the short side is, not a forecast that a squeeze will happen.
What share of CNYA daily volume is sold short?
47.5% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 11, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 72nd percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was CNYA's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 11, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for iShares MSCI China A ETF (CNYA) was 3,837 shares, 78.2% of 4,904 total volume.
How many CNYA short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for iShares MSCI China A ETF (CNYA), from Oct 29, 2026 through Nov 11, 2026.
How did CNYA short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for iShares MSCI China A ETF (CNYA) moved from 6.1% on Nov 10, 2026 to 78.2% on Nov 11, 2026, up 72.1 percentage points.
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