HNI Short Volume

HNI Corporation (HNI) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Business Equipment & Supplies industry, with a market capitalization near $1.68B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 7,600 people, carrying a beta of 1.00 to the broader market. HNI Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells workplace furnishings and residential building products primarily in the United States. Led by Jeffrey D. Lorenger, public since 1980-03-17.

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

2026-05-15

Short Volume

170.2K

Total Volume

256.4K

Short %

66.39%

30-Day Avg Short %

63.93%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for HNI Corporation.

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Frequently asked HNI short volume questions

What is the daily HNI short volume?

As of May 15, 2026, HNI Corporation (HNI) short volume is 170.2K shares against 256.4K total reported volume, or 66.39% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.

How is HNI 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 HNI 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.