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Yum China Holdings, Inc. short interest

5.9M shares of Yum China Holdings were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (4.1M to 6.6M). Short sellers would need 3.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short5.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+0.5%-5% over a year
Days to cover3.27at 1.8M shares a day
Of shares in issue1.72%shares short over shares outstanding
New to this? How to read this page
  1. Short interest is the number of shares investors have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back.
  2. Days to cover is shares short over an average day's trading: how many days it would take short sellers to buy them all back. Above 5 or so is high.
  3. Rising short interest says more investors are betting against the stock. A crowded short can also rise fast if shorts rush to buy back.
  4. Brokers report it twice a month to FINRA, about ten days after each settlement date.
  5. What is short interest?

Short interest, days to cover and the price

Short interest is near the middle of its range over the last year (4.1M to 6.6M), and the share price moved +3% over the last year.

Shares sold shortDays to coverShare price

Three charts on one timeline. Top: shares sold short at each settlement. Middle: days to cover, taller meaning shorts would need longer to buy back. Bottom: the share price, so you can see whether shorts added as the price fell or rose.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20265.9M+0.5%1.8M3.27
    30 September 20265.9M-2.0%1.4M4.29
    15 September 20266.0M+17.0%1.2M4.85
    31 August 20265.1M-9.5%1.7M3.06
    14 August 20265.7M+11.3%1.3M4.28
    31 July 20265.1M+5.7%1.8M2.91
    15 July 20264.8M+5.0%1.7M2.80
    30 June 20264.6M+5.3%1.8M2.54
    15 June 20264.4M+6.6%1.8M2.37
    29 May 20264.1M-0.5%1.9M2.17
    15 May 20264.1M-16.7%1.3M3.30
    30 April 20264.9M+6.2%1.3M3.73
    15 April 20264.7M-0.2%1.2M3.81
    31 March 20264.7M-11.2%1.8M2.64
    13 March 20265.3M-3.5%2.1M2.47
    27 February 20265.4M+1.4%1.8M3.10
    13 February 20265.4M-5.2%2.3M2.35
    30 January 20265.7M-0.3%1.2M4.76
    15 January 20265.7M+0.2%1.0M5.51
    31 December 20255.7M-4.2%945K6.00
    15 December 20255.9M-10.7%1.7M3.52
    28 November 20256.6M+21.4%1.5M4.46
    14 November 20255.5M+2.9%1.4M3.82
    31 October 20255.3M-14.8%1.2M4.45
    15 October 20256.2M+1.0%1.3M4.89
    30 September 20256.2M-6.7%1.7M3.67
    15 September 20256.6M-13.7%2.1M3.18
    29 August 20257.7M+21.1%2.1M3.56
    15 August 20256.3M+3.7%2.1M3.02
    31 July 20256.1M-12.0%1.6M3.85
    15 July 20256.9M+7.7%1.9M3.67
    30 June 20256.4M-3.2%1.8M3.57
    13 June 20256.7M-21.6%2.2M3.02
    30 May 20258.5M+10.2%2.8M3.00
    15 May 20257.7M-7.8%2.3M3.29
    30 April 20258.4M-12.7%3.7M2.26
    15 April 20259.6M+6.6%5.0M1.91
    31 March 20259.0M-18.1%2.2M4.03
    14 March 202511.0M+1.3%2.7M4.08
    28 February 202510.8M+6.4%3.4M3.21
    14 February 202510.2M-5.4%3.0M3.36
    31 January 202510.8M-3.1%2.0M5.46
    15 January 202511.1M-6.5%2.2M4.99
    31 December 202411.9M+12.1%1.9M6.13
    13 December 202410.6M-22.7%2.4M4.41
    29 November 202413.7M-5.2%1.9M7.15
    15 November 202414.5M-5.0%3.1M4.63
    31 October 202415.2M-3.1%3.0M5.08
    15 October 202415.7M+12.3%4.5M3.45
    30 September 202414.0M+38.1%5.2M2.69
    13 September 202410.1M-0.5%2.8M3.64
    30 August 202410.2M+9.6%2.4M4.19
    15 August 20249.3M-6.8%3.5M2.63
    31 July 20249.9M+9.8%2.6M3.87
    15 July 20249.1M-9.9%2.1M4.40
    28 June 202410.1M+10.4%2.7M3.66
    14 June 20249.1M-8.0%2.1M4.32
    31 May 20249.9M-14.0%3.2M3.12
    15 May 202411.5M-7.6%2.8M4.11
    30 April 202412.5M-9.0%3.2M3.90
    15 April 202413.7M+12.1%2.0M7.00
    28 March 202412.2M+11.2%3.0M4.09
    15 March 202411.0M+20.2%3.5M3.11
    29 February 20249.1M+5.0%4.1M2.23
    15 February 20248.7M+8.5%4.0M2.19
    31 January 20248.0M-5.4%3.9M2.06
    12 January 20248.5M+10.9%4.4M1.93
    29 December 20237.7M-3.0%2.2M3.54
    15 December 20237.9M-0.4%3.4M2.34
    30 November 20237.9M-9.3%2.6M3.11
    15 November 20238.7M+33.4%4.2M2.07
    31 October 20236.5M-1.1%1.5M4.33
    13 October 20236.6M-2.7%1.4M4.76
    29 September 20236.8M+1.6%1.8M3.87
    15 September 20236.7M+5.6%2.0M3.28
    31 August 20236.3M+5.1%1.8M3.43
    15 August 20236.0M+7.8%2.0M3.09
    31 July 20235.6M-6.9%1.5M3.70
    14 July 20236.0M+1.5%1.4M4.35
    30 June 20235.9M-27.8%1.5M3.92
    15 June 20238.2M+0.4%1.7M4.77
    31 May 20238.2M-9.2%1.9M4.27
    15 May 20239.0M+37.2%1.8M4.95
    28 April 20236.6M-17.9%1.4M4.72
    14 April 20238.0M+0.6%1.3M6.08
    31 March 20237.9M+27.1%1.6M5.06
    15 March 20236.2M-24.2%1.6M3.98
    28 February 20238.2M-9.7%1.9M4.24
    15 February 20239.1M+8.2%2.3M3.94
    31 January 20238.4M-2.6%1.9M4.50
    13 January 20238.6M-15.2%1.8M4.81
    30 December 202210.2M+0.3%1.6M6.52
    15 December 202210.2M+5.1%2.2M4.61
    30 November 20229.7M-14.1%2.7M3.60
    15 November 202211.3M-4.0%3.1M3.58
    31 October 202211.7M+0.2%2.5M4.72
    14 October 202211.7M-14.3%1.7M6.80
    30 September 202213.7M+33.8%2.5M5.38
    15 September 202210.2M+1.9%2.3M4.41
    31 August 202210.0M+1.8%2.8M3.61
    15 August 20229.8M+4.4%1.4M7.18
    29 July 20229.4M-9.4%1.7M5.54
    15 July 202210.4M+11.7%2.5M4.19
    30 June 20229.3M-8.8%5.9M1.58
    15 June 202210.2M+14.0%3.2M3.24
    31 May 20229.0M+22.3%2.9M3.09
    13 May 20227.3M+2.0%2.0M3.73
    29 April 20227.2M-13.6%1.9M3.79
    14 April 20228.3M+1.8%1.8M4.52
    31 March 20228.2M-10.4%3.2M2.57
    15 March 20229.1M+0.1%5.2M1.76
    28 February 20229.1M+10.6%2.6M3.47
    15 February 20228.2M+1.6%3.3M2.47
    31 January 20228.1M-12.8%2.2M3.66
    14 January 20229.3M-7.2%2.3M4.02
    31 December 202110.0M+0.6%2.1M4.79
    15 December 202110.0M+6.3%2.5M3.94
    30 November 20219.4M-0.9%2.3M4.15
    15 November 20219.5M-13.7%2.3M4.12
    29 October 202111.0M-1.9%2.0M5.40
    15 October 202111.2M-11.1%2.1M5.34
    30 September 202112.6M+23.5%4.2M2.97
    15 September 202110.2M-3.9%2.1M4.81
    31 August 202110.6M-24.6%2.4M4.47
    13 August 202114.0M-19.8%2.2M6.34
    30 July 202117.5M+2.0%2.3M7.73
    15 July 202117.1M-2.4%1.5M11.76
    30 June 202117.6M+7.3%2.0M8.69
    15 June 202116.4M-0.1%2.1M7.75
    28 May 202116.4M-1.1%2.0M8.30
    14 May 202116.6M+1.5%1.7M9.72
    30 April 202116.3M-1.9%2.2M7.56
    15 April 202116.6M+3.7%1.3M13.06
    31 March 202116.0M-1.8%1.6M9.77
    15 March 202116.3M-1.5%2.0M8.34
    26 February 202116.6M-2.7%2.6M6.44
    12 February 202117.0M+1.1%2.1M7.97
    29 January 202116.9M-0.3%1.4M11.68
    15 January 202116.9M-3.2%1.5M11.06
    31 December 202017.5M-4.3%1.2M14.97
    15 December 202018.3M+22.3%1.9M9.48
    30 November 202014.9M-4.2%1.9M7.68
    13 November 202015.6M+46.3%2.7M5.79
    30 October 202010.7M-17.6%2.1M4.98
    15 October 202012.9M-0.3%1.3M9.75
    30 September 202013.0M-6.6%1.8M7.14
    15 September 202013.9M+34.0%4.1M3.40
    31 August 202010.4M-4.3%1.1M9.13
    14 August 202010.8M-4.4%1.2M9.03
    31 July 202011.3M+5.6%1.5M7.69
    15 July 202010.7M-1.2%1.7M6.39
    30 June 202010.9M-6.9%2.6M4.21
    15 June 202011.7M+2.7%1.9M6.02
    29 May 202011.4M+5.6%2.9M3.94
    15 May 202010.8M+4.5%2.0M5.29
    30 April 202010.3M-1.7%3.0M3.49
    15 April 202010.5M-12.8%2.2M4.81
    31 March 202012.0M-12.5%3.5M3.46
    13 March 202013.7M-6.8%3.1M4.40
    28 February 202014.7M+1.3%4.0M3.65
    14 February 202014.5M+16.1%3.5M4.20
    31 January 202012.5M+7.0%4.0M3.11
    15 January 202011.7M-15.8%1.4M8.17
    31 December 201913.9M+2.3%1.4M9.68
    13 December 201913.6M+12.3%1.8M7.62
    29 November 201912.1M-0.7%2.0M5.95
    15 November 201912.2M+52.7%2.6M4.69
    31 October 20198.0M-10.2%1.8M4.40
    15 October 20198.9M-1.2%1.3M6.78
    30 September 20199.0M+7.2%1.4M6.54
    13 September 20198.4M-2.6%1.6M5.38
    30 August 20198.6M+1.6%1.9M4.55
    15 August 20198.5M+22.4%2.3M3.74
    31 July 20196.9M+9.4%2.1M3.27
    15 July 20196.3M-3.3%2.3M2.73
    28 June 20196.5M-2.8%3.3M1.98
    14 June 20196.7M+9.9%2.9M2.33
    31 May 20196.1M+17.5%3.5M1.74
    15 May 20195.2M-7.4%3.1M1.69
    30 April 20195.6M+13.4%2.8M1.98
    15 April 20195.0M-15.9%2.5M2.01
    29 March 20195.9M+11.2%2.8M2.08
    15 March 20195.3M+13.6%3.0M1.78
    28 February 20194.7M+0.6%2.5M1.88
    15 February 20194.6M+2.0%2.9M1.61
    31 January 20194.6M+3.4%1.9M2.34
    15 January 20194.4M-3.2%1.6M2.79
    31 December 20184.6M+2.3%1.3M3.54
    14 December 20184.4M-18.0%1.5M2.88
    30 November 20185.4M-8.0%2.1M2.63
    15 November 20185.9M-13.6%2.7M2.22
    31 October 20186.8M+2.7%2.6M2.63
    15 October 20186.7M+10.5%2.1M3.16
    28 September 20186.0M-17.4%2.3M2.62
    14 September 20187.3M+1.3%4.3M1.71
    31 August 20187.2M+90.9%3.5M2.07
    15 August 20183.8M-5.4%2.8M1.36
    31 July 20184.0M-44.4%5.7M1.00
    13 July 20187.2M+3.2%2.9M2.51
    29 June 20186.9M+12.2%3.0M2.32
    15 June 20186.2M-9.2%2.3M2.69
    31 May 20186.8M+26.4%2.6M2.63
    15 May 20185.4M-4.8%3.9M1.37
    30 April 20185.7M+4.0%2.2M2.60
    13 April 20185.4M+57.8%2.6M2.11
    29 March 20183.4M-4.1%2.7M1.28
    15 March 20183.6M-29.3%2.0M1.83
    28 February 20185.1M-4.3%2.5M2.06
    15 February 20185.3M-7.3%2.9M1.80
    31 January 20185.7M-2.2%2.1M2.69
    12 January 20185.9M+34.3%2.7M2.21
    29 December 20174.4M1.1M3.82
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.