SYY Short Volume

Sysco Corporation (SYY) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Food Distribution industry, with a market capitalization near $35.00B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 76,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.66 to the broader market. Sysco Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the marketing and distribution of various food and related products primarily to the foodservice or food-away-from-home industry in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and internationally. Led by Kevin Hourican, public since 1973-05-08.

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
745.7K
Total Volume
1.2M
Short %
61.86%
30-Day Avg Short %
33.46%

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

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Frequently asked SYY short volume questions

What is the daily SYY short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, Sysco Corporation (SYY) short volume is 745.7K shares against 1.2M total reported volume, or 61.86% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is SYY 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 SYY 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.