KHC Short Volume
The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Packaged Foods industry, with a market capitalization near $27.49B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 36,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.05 to the broader market. The Kraft Heinz Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets food and beverage products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. Led by Steven A. Cahillane, public since 2015-07-06.
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
- 2.2M
- Total Volume
- 4.0M
- Short %
- 53.80%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 54.39%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for The Kraft Heinz Company.
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Frequently asked KHC short volume questions
- What is the daily KHC short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) short volume is 2.2M shares against 4.0M total reported volume, or 53.80% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is KHC 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 KHC 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.