KHC Short Volume
The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Packaged Foods industry, with a market capitalization near $29.09B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 35,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.08 to the broader market. The Kraft Heinz Company, along with its subsidiaries, operates as a global entity focused on the manufacturing and marketing of a broad spectrum of food and beverage products. 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
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 2.3M
- Total Volume
- 3.7M
- Short %
- 62.15%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 58.09%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for The Kraft Heinz Company.
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KHC most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $26.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 19.5K | 3.0K | 24.7% | $0.12 | $0.14 |
| CALL | $26.50 | Aug 21, 2026 | 19.2K | 2.1K | 26.7% | $0.05 | $0.07 |
Top 2 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked KHC short volume questions
- What is the daily KHC short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) short volume is 2.3M shares against 3.7M total reported volume, or 62.15% 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.