KMPR Short Volume

Kemper Corporation (KMPR) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Insurance - Property & Casualty industry, with a market capitalization near $1.75B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 7,400 people, carrying a beta of 1.16 to the broader market. Kemper Corporation, a diversified insurance holding company, provides property and casualty, and life and health insurance in the United States. Led by Carl Thomas Evans Jr., public since 1990-04-23.

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
166.3K
Total Volume
274.5K
Short %
60.59%
30-Day Avg Short %
58.46%

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

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Frequently asked KMPR short volume questions

What is the daily KMPR short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Kemper Corporation (KMPR) short volume is 166.3K shares against 274.5K total reported volume, or 60.59% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is KMPR 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 KMPR 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.