UMBF Short Volume

UMB Financial Corporation (UMBF) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Banks - Regional industry, with a market capitalization near $9.60B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 3,698 people, carrying a beta of 0.79 to the broader market. UMB Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for the UMB Bank that provides various banking and other financial services. Led by J. Mariner Kemper, public since 1980-03-17.

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
154.7K
Total Volume
237.5K
Short %
65.14%
30-Day Avg Short %
65.00%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for UMB Financial Corporation.

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Frequently asked UMBF short volume questions

What is the daily UMBF short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, UMB Financial Corporation (UMBF) short volume is 154.7K shares against 237.5K total reported volume, or 65.14% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is UMBF 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 UMBF 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.