Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $52.96 -0.59 (-1.10%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Chefs' Warehouse Short Interest DataChefs' Warehouse (CHEF) has a short interest of 3.27 million shares, representing 8.95% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 7.57% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.3, indicating that it would take 6.3 days of the average trading volume of 385,914 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest3,270,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest3,040,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+7.57%Dollar Volume Sold Short$178.08 millionShort Interest Ratio6.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 31, 2025Outstanding Shares40,988,000 sharesFloat Size36,530,000 sharesShort Percent of Float8.95%Today's Trading Volume487,544 sharesAverage Trading Volume385,914 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average126% Short Selling Chefs' Warehouse? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Chefs' Warehouse and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCHEF Short Interest Over TimeCHEF Days to Cover Over TimeCHEF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Chefs' Warehouse Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/31/20253,270,000 shares $178.08 million +7.6%9.0%6.3 $54.46 3/15/20253,040,000 shares $159.48 million -1.3%8.5%6 $52.46 2/28/20253,080,000 shares $192.75 million +2.0%8.6%6.2 $62.58 2/15/20253,020,000 shares $197.21 million +18.4%8.7%6.5 $65.30 1/31/20252,550,000 shares $137.34 million -1.9%7.4%6.6 $53.86 1/15/20252,600,000 shares $136.73 million +7.0%7.5%7 $52.59 12/31/20242,430,000 shares $119.85 million +4.3%7.0%6.7 $49.32 12/15/20242,330,000 shares $113.59 million -11.4%6.7%6.2 $48.75 11/30/20242,630,000 shares $117.59 million -3.0%7.7%7.4 $44.71 11/15/20242,710,000 shares $111.08 million -1.5%7.9%8 $40.99 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CHEF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Chefs' Warehouse and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/31/20242,750,000 shares $109.78 million +9.1%8.0%8.5 $39.92 10/15/20242,520,000 shares $101.78 million -11.0%7.3%7.3 $40.39 9/30/20242,830,000 shares $118.89 million -4.1%8.2%8.2 $42.01 9/15/20242,950,000 shares $120.09 million -5.8%8.5%8.6 $40.71 8/31/20243,130,000 shares $134.06 million +2.0%9.1%9.6 $42.83 8/15/20243,070,000 shares $117.24 million -7.3%8.9%9.9 $38.19 7/31/20243,310,000 shares $137.66 million -11.5%9.6%11 $41.59 7/15/20243,740,000 shares $156.89 million +1.9%10.9%13.1 $41.95 6/30/20243,670,000 shares $143.53 million +18.4%10.7%13 $39.11 6/15/20243,100,000 shares $119.75 million -2.5%9.0%11.1 $38.63 5/31/20243,180,000 shares $125.36 million -8.1%9.2%11.1 $39.42 5/15/20243,460,000 shares $135.18 million +3.9%10.1%11.2 $39.07 4/30/20243,330,000 shares $110.16 million -7.5%9.7%9 $33.08 4/15/20243,600,000 shares $118.26 million -4.0%10.5%9.8 $32.85 3/31/20243,750,000 shares $141.23 million +2.7%10.9%9.9 $37.66 3/15/20243,650,000 shares $138.12 million No Change10.5%9.7 $37.84 2/29/20243,650,000 shares $138.74 million +6.1%10.5%8.8 $38.01 2/15/20243,440,000 shares $119.68 million +1.5%9.9%8.1 $34.79 1/31/20243,390,000 shares $107.87 million +3.7%9.7%8.3 $31.82 1/15/20243,270,000 shares $96.66 million +5.1%9.4%7.3 $29.56 12/31/20233,110,000 shares $91.53 million -1.0%8.9%6.5 $29.43 12/15/20233,140,000 shares $89.55 million -6.0%9.0%6.3 $28.52 11/30/20233,340,000 shares $89.85 million +12.1%9.6%6.8 $26.90 11/15/20232,980,000 shares $75.81 million +6.4%8.6%6.3 $25.44 10/31/20232,800,000 shares $53.28 million +7.7%8.0%6.5 $19.03 10/15/20232,600,000 shares $49.66 million -4.1%7.5%6.2 $19.10 9/30/20232,710,000 shares $57.40 million -4.6%7.8%7.3 $21.18 9/15/20232,840,000 shares $81.37 million +0.4%8.2%8.9 $28.65 8/31/20232,830,000 shares $80.77 million -0.7%8.1%9.3 $28.54 8/15/20232,850,000 shares $82.54 million -2.4%8.2%9.1 $28.96Why Elon put $51 million into this (Ad)Why Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT Scientists[See The Details Here] 7/31/20232,920,000 shares $106.11 million -3.6%8.4%9.5 $36.34 7/15/20233,030,000 shares $110.44 million +6.7%8.7%11 $36.45 6/30/20232,840,000 shares $101.56 million +3.7%8.2%10 $35.76 6/15/20232,740,000 shares $92.37 million -3.5%7.9%9.6 $33.71 5/31/20232,840,000 shares $88.35 million -2.7%8.2%8.9 $31.11 5/15/20232,920,000 shares $97.53 million +0.7%8.5%8.5 $33.40 4/30/20232,900,000 shares $96.45 million -4.0%8.6%7.7 $33.26 4/15/20233,020,000 shares $98.15 million +1.3%N/A8.2 $32.50 3/31/20232,980,000 shares $101.47 million +4.6%8.9%7.8 $34.05 3/15/20232,850,000 shares $91.34 million +4.0%8.5%7.1 $32.05 2/28/20232,740,000 shares $89.19 million -0.7%N/A5.9 $32.55 2/15/20232,760,000 shares $104.69 million +1.9%8.2%6.3 $37.93 1/31/20232,710,000 shares $103.60 million -1.5%8.1%6.9 $38.23 1/15/20232,750,000 shares $101.12 million -6.5%N/A0 $36.77 12/30/20222,940,000 shares $97.84 million +5.0%8.8%7 $33.28 12/15/20222,800,000 shares $94.50 million +24.4%N/A6.7 $33.75 11/30/20222,250,000 shares $87.41 million -8.5%6.7%6.2 $38.85 11/15/20222,460,000 shares $90.28 million -4.7%7.3%7 $36.70 10/31/20222,580,000 shares $94.51 million +7.1%7.7%6.9 $36.63 10/15/20222,410,000 shares $71.72 million -3.6%7.2%6.3 $29.76 9/30/20222,500,000 shares $72.43 million -2.3%7.5%6.1 $28.97 9/15/20222,560,000 shares $88.01 million +2.8%7.6%5.5 $34.38 8/31/20222,490,000 shares $83.02 million +6.9%7.4%5.7 $33.34 8/15/20222,330,000 shares $82.30 million +0.4%7.1%5.7 $35.32 7/31/20222,320,000 shares $80.30 million -3.7%7.1%5.6 $34.61 7/15/20222,410,000 shares $92.74 million -0.4%7.4%5.9 $38.48 6/30/20222,420,000 shares $94.11 million -0.4%7.4%6.7 $38.89 6/15/20222,430,000 shares $80.24 million -1.6%9.6%8.2 $33.02 5/31/20222,470,000 shares $88.25 million +9.3%7.5%9.5 $35.73 5/15/20222,260,000 shares $83.03 million +0.4%6.9%8.5 $36.74 4/30/20222,250,000 shares $82.35 million +7.1%6.9%8.6 $36.60 4/15/20222,100,000 shares $69.62 million -2.8%6.4%8.5 $33.15 3/31/20222,160,000 shares $70.42 million +0.5%N/A0 $32.60 3/15/20222,150,000 shares $61.62 million -3.2%6.6%9.2 $28.66 2/28/20222,220,000 shares $72.93 million -0.9%6.9%9.3 $32.85 2/15/20222,240,000 shares $75.58 million +6.7%6.9%9.5 $33.74 1/31/20222,100,000 shares $62.66 million -3.2%6.5%9.2 $29.84 1/15/20222,170,000 shares $70.94 million -10.0%N/A0 $32.69 12/31/20212,410,000 shares $80.25 million +7.1%7.4%10.2 $33.30 12/15/20212,250,000 shares $71.17 million -8.9%6.9%9.3 $31.63 11/30/20212,470,000 shares $76.74 million -13.3%7.6%9.5 $31.07 11/15/20212,850,000 shares $95.19 million -9.2%8.8%10.3 $33.40 10/29/20213,140,000 shares $109.49 million -5.1%9.8%11.3 $34.87 10/15/20213,310,000 shares $111.45 million +12.6%10.3%11.3 $33.67 9/30/20212,940,000 shares $95.76 million -5.5%9.1%9.7 $32.57 9/15/20213,110,000 shares $86.92 million -2.2%9.7%10.1 $27.95 8/31/20213,180,000 shares $96.13 million +0.6%9.9%10.9 $30.23 8/13/20213,160,000 shares $93.95 million -2.8%9.8%11 $29.73 7/30/20213,250,000 shares $93.99 million -3.6%10.2%10.4 $28.92 7/15/20213,370,000 shares $94.53 million -1.5%10.6%10.4 $28.05Why Elon put $51 million into this (Ad)Why Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT Scientists[See The Details Here] 6/30/20213,420,000 shares $108.86 million -1.4%10.8%10.4 $31.83 6/15/20213,470,000 shares $112.95 million -0.3%10.9%9.9 $32.55 5/28/20213,480,000 shares $107.04 million +4.5%11.0%9.7 $30.76 5/14/20213,330,000 shares $101.60 million -8.3%N/A8.6 $30.51 4/30/20213,630,000 shares $117.39 million No ChangeN/A8.7 $32.34 4/15/20213,630,000 shares $118.99 million +3.1%N/A8.6 $32.78 3/31/20213,520,000 shares $105.21 million -4.9%N/A8 $29.89 3/15/20213,700,000 shares $127.13 million +2.8%N/A7.9 $34.36 2/26/20213,600,000 shares $110.23 million +3.5%N/A7 $30.62 2/12/20213,480,000 shares $103.22 million -17.1%N/A6.5 $29.66 1/29/20214,200,000 shares $126.29 million -11.2%N/A6.1 $30.07 1/15/20214,730,000 shares $128.28 million -3.7%N/A6.3 $27.12 12/31/20204,910,000 shares $125.45 million +1.9%N/A6.5 $25.55 12/15/20204,820,000 shares $112.31 million -1.4%N/A6.1 $23.30 11/30/20204,890,000 shares $110.95 million -9.9%N/A5.5 $22.69 11/15/20205,430,000 shares $105.61 million -3.6%N/A5.8 $19.45 10/30/20205,630,000 shares $76.12 million +4.7%N/A6.2 $13.52 10/15/20205,380,000 shares $84.63 million -2.7%N/A6 $15.73 9/30/20205,530,000 shares $80.41 million +1.1%N/A5.8 $14.54 9/15/20205,470,000 shares $97.26 million +1.7%N/A5.4 $17.78 8/31/20205,380,000 shares $79.68 million -2.4%N/A5.2 $14.81 8/14/20205,510,000 shares $83.81 million -0.2%N/A4.8 $15.21 7/31/20205,520,000 shares $63.65 million +3.2%N/A4.1 $11.53 7/15/20205,350,000 shares $66.82 million +16.8%N/A4 $12.49 6/30/20204,580,000 shares $63.39 million -4.6%N/A3.2 $13.84 6/15/20204,800,000 shares $77.47 million +10.6%N/A3 $16.14 5/29/20204,340,000 shares $64.23 million -0.5%N/A2.5 $14.80 5/15/20204,360,000 shares $56.29 million +38.4%N/A2.8 $12.91 4/30/20203,150,000 shares $44.35 million +18.4%12.2%2.5 $14.08 CHEF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Chefs' Warehouse's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Chefs' Warehouse shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 3,270,000 shares of CHEF short. 8.95% of Chefs' Warehouse's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Chefs' Warehouse's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Chefs' Warehouse? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. CHEF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Chefs' Warehouse's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Chefs' Warehouse? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Chefs' Warehouse: Wolverine Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Walleye Capital LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Chefs' Warehouse? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 8.95% of Chefs' Warehouse's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Chefs' Warehouse's short interest increasing or decreasing? Chefs' Warehouse saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,270,000 shares, an increase of 7.6% from the previous total of 3,040,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Chefs' Warehouse's float size? Chefs' Warehouse currently has issued a total of 40,988,000 shares. Some of Chefs' Warehouse's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Chefs' Warehouse currently has a public float of 36,530,000 shares. How does Chefs' Warehouse's short interest compare to its competitors? 8.95% of Chefs' Warehouse's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Chefs' Warehouse: United Natural Foods, Inc. (6.68%), The Andersons, Inc. (2.59%), SpartanNash (3.43%), Sysco Co. (2.59%), G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (0.01%), Performance Food Group (2.50%), Ingredion Incorporated (2.71%), The New York Times Company (4.46%), Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (4.72%), Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (4.70%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Chefs' Warehouse stock? Short selling CHEF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Chefs' Warehouse as its price is falling. CHEF shares are trading down $0.77 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Chefs' Warehouse? A short squeeze for Chefs' Warehouse occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CHEF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Chefs' Warehouse's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CHEF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies United Natural Foods Short Squeeze Andersons Short Squeeze SpartanNash Short Squeeze Sysco Short Squeeze G. 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