BF.A Short Volume
Brown-Forman Corporation (BF.A) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries industry, with a market capitalization near $12.72B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 4,900 people, carrying a beta of 0.33 to the broader market. Brown-Forman Corporation, along with its subsidiaries, is a global enterprise specializing in the production and distribution of a diverse range of alcoholic beverages. Led by Lawson E. Whiting, public since 1973-05-03.
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
- 2026-08-28
- Short Volume
- 24.1K
- Total Volume
- 31.3K
- Short %
- 76.98%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 58.55%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Brown-Forman Corporation.
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Frequently asked BF.A short volume questions
- What is the daily BF.A short volume?
- As of Aug 28, 2026, Brown-Forman Corporation (BF.A) short volume is 24.1K shares against 31.3K total reported volume, or 76.98% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is BF.A 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 BF.A 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.