KHC Short Volume
The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Packaged Foods industry, with a market capitalization near $28.10B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 36,000 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
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 2.2M
- Total Volume
- 4.3M
- Short %
- 51.90%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 57.46%
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 Jun 30, 2026, The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) short volume is 2.2M shares against 4.3M total reported volume, or 51.90% 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.