B&G Foods (BGS)

B&G Foods on one page: short interest, daily short volume, fails to deliver, planned sales, large holders, 13F holders, earnings dates and insider trades. Listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as food and kindred products.

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14.8M

Short interest

settlement 2026-09-30

6.2

Days to cover

-0.2 days vs prior

45.0%

Short share of volume

2026-10-12

108,696

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-09-14

Wed 4 Nov

Next earnings

estimated date

$18K

Insider flow, 90 days

1 buys, 0 sells

As of 2026-10-12.

Short interest

FINRA, twice a month. The newest 24 settlements in the table, 48 in the chart. JSON

As of 30 September 2026, short interest in BGS is 14,840,878 shares, up 1,411,871 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 7,760,828 shares (15 October 2024) to 19,396,260 shares (15 September 2025). At the reported average volume of 2.4M shares a day that is 6.2 days to cover.

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Settlement	Shares short	Change	Avg daily volume	Days to cover
2026-09-30	14,840,878	+11.7%	2,409,323	6.16
2026-09-15	13,281,459	-1.1%	2,094,581	6.34
2026-08-31	13,429,007	-2.1%	1,786,368	7.52
2026-08-14	13,714,418	+8.4%	2,809,212	4.88
2026-07-31	12,646,769	+9.1%	2,170,030	5.83
2026-07-15	11,595,923	+2.4%	1,764,935	6.57
2026-06-30	11,322,462	-9.7%	2,103,056	5.38
2026-06-15	12,541,610	+14.7%	2,231,164	5.62
2026-05-29	10,934,424	-22.8%	2,110,507	5.18
2026-05-15	14,170,785	+33.6%	2,373,685	5.97
2026-04-30	10,604,497	-3.3%	1,496,342	7.09
2026-04-15	10,960,803	-21.1%	1,868,790	5.87
2026-03-31	13,895,543	+30.3%	2,077,348	6.69
2026-03-13	10,664,836	+0.3%	2,905,028	3.67
2026-02-27	10,633,872	-2.2%	2,441,712	4.36
2026-02-13	10,875,549	-15.8%	2,488,838	4.37
2026-01-30	12,909,751	-16.9%	1,604,598	8.05
2026-01-15	15,542,408	+3.8%	1,844,128	8.43
2025-12-31	14,976,638	+5.0%	1,604,154	9.34
2025-12-15	14,265,221	+11.5%	1,509,844	9.45
2025-11-28	12,798,665	-1.1%	1,373,701	9.32
2025-11-14	12,946,791	-13.2%	3,311,685	3.91
2025-10-31	14,915,143	+6.9%	2,067,611	7.21
2025-10-15	13,956,258	-1.5%	2,322,928	6.01

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, the last 30 sessions. JSON

As of 12 October 2026, the short share of BGS volume is 45.0%, down 17.6 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 42.3% (21 September 2026) to 75.8% (3 September 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range. The latest reading is 14.9 points below the 30-session average of 59.9%, on 1.0M shares reported.

Date	Short volume	Total volume	Short share	Exempt
2026-10-12	456K	1.0M	45.0%	0
2026-10-09	806K	1.1M	70.8%	15
2026-10-08	393K	708K	55.5%	170
2026-10-07	724K	1.1M	63.7%	0
2026-10-06	883K	1.5M	58.3%	54
2026-10-05	1.2M	1.9M	62.5%	5,033
2026-10-02	678K	1.1M	59.6%	9,571
2026-10-01	378K	750K	50.4%	11,336
2026-09-30	585K	898K	65.2%	1,234
2026-09-29	859K	1.2M	74.1%	854
2026-09-28	366K	711K	51.5%	660
2026-09-25	385K	559K	68.9%	956
2026-09-24	375K	854K	43.9%	2,332
2026-09-23	289K	517K	56.0%	611
2026-09-22	431K	729K	59.1%	200
2026-09-21	377K	890K	42.3%	125
2026-09-18	1.2M	2.0M	58.5%	34,868
2026-09-17	641K	1.1M	59.2%	14,534
2026-09-16	457K	902K	50.7%	10
2026-09-15	378K	619K	61.0%	27
2026-09-14	520K	823K	63.2%	38
2026-09-11	789K	1.2M	63.3%	649
2026-09-10	501K	856K	58.6%	7,555
2026-09-09	683K	981K	69.6%	17
2026-09-08	548K	1.0M	54.7%	0
2026-09-04	703K	1.0M	67.1%	499
2026-09-03	881K	1.2M	75.8%	2,389
2026-09-02	459K	702K	65.4%	8,519
2026-09-01	581K	1.1M	54.9%	504
2026-08-31	446K	648K	68.9%	44

Fails to deliver

SEC, the last 30 settlement dates with a fail. JSON

As of 14 September 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in BGS is 108,696 shares, up 23,666 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 4 shares (24 August 2026) to 135,746 shares (14 August 2026).

Settlement	Shares failed	Price	Value
2026-09-14	108,696	$3.15	$342K
2026-09-11	85,030	$3.22	$274K
2026-09-10	86,231	$3.25	$280K
2026-09-09	100,091	$3.30	$330K
2026-09-08	36,732	$3.29	$121K
2026-09-02	3,568	$3.49	$12K
2026-08-28	20,237	$3.47	$70K
2026-08-27	1,515	$3.53	$5K
2026-08-26	23,603	$3.52	$83K
2026-08-24	4	$3.46	$14
2026-08-21	644	$3.33	$2K
2026-08-20	5,028	$3.55	$18K
2026-08-19	14,725	$3.45	$51K
2026-08-17	5,004	$3.62	$18K
2026-08-14	135,746	$3.68	$500K
2026-08-13	49,206	$3.58	$176K
2026-08-11	56,045	$3.40	$191K
2026-08-10	84,124	$3.52	$296K
2026-08-07	44,974	$3.42	$154K
2026-08-06	3,937	$3.52	$14K
2026-08-05	4,399	$3.56	$16K
2026-08-04	16,078	$3.57	$57K
2026-08-03	1,865	$3.53	$7K
2026-07-29	1,767	$3.66	$6K
2026-07-28	2,441	$3.58	$9K
2026-07-27	2,607	$3.51	$9K
2026-07-23	81,366	$3.58	$291K
2026-07-17	1,130	$3.82	$4K
2026-07-16	4,222	$3.76	$16K
2026-07-15	5,142	$3.79	$19K

Insider trades

SEC Form 4, newest first, 50 of 100 shown. JSON

Insiders at BGS reported 1 open-market buy worth $18K in the last 90 days and no open-market sells. Latest filing: Brunts DeAnn L (Director) on 2026-09-14.

Date	Insider	Title	Type	Shares	Price	Value	Owned after
2026-09-14	Brunts DeAnn L	Director	Buy	6K	$3.21	$18K	116K
2026-08-10	Mills Robert D	President & CEO	Grant	134K	$0.00	$0	234K
2026-06-01	Chase Debra M	Director	Grant	27K	$0.00	$0	87K
2026-06-01	Brunts DeAnn L	Director	Grant	27K	$0.00	$0	111K
2026-06-01	Mills Robert D	Director	Grant	27K	$0.00	$0	100K
2026-06-01	Palmer Cheryl M	Director	Grant	27K	$0.00	$0	107K
2026-06-01	Mullen Dennis M	Director	Grant	27K	$0.00	$0	111K
2026-06-01	Wenner David L	Director	Grant	27K	$0.00	$0	814K
2026-06-01	MARCY CHARLES F	Director	Grant	27K	$0.00	$0	123K
2026-06-01	SHERRILL STEPHEN	Director	Grant	27K	$0.00	$0	405K
2026-06-01	POE ALFRED	Director	Grant	27K	$0.00	$0	108K
2026-04-07	Schum Ellen M	EVP & PRES OF SPECIALTY	Tax withholding	4K	$5.18	$19K	173K
2026-04-07	Schum Ellen M	EVP & PRES OF SPECIALTY	Grant	11K	$0.00	$0	176K
2026-03-25	Ozgopoyan John A.	EVP of Sales	Grant	38K	$0.00	$0	38K
2026-03-25	Schoch Martin C.	EVP of Supply Chain	Tax withholding	5K	$5.11	$25K	64K
2026-03-25	Schoch Martin C.	EVP of Supply Chain	Grant	35K	$0.00	$0	69K
2026-03-25	Vogel Andrew D	EVP, PRESIDENT OF MEALS	Tax withholding	6K	$5.11	$33K	82K
2026-03-25	Vogel Andrew D	EVP, PRESIDENT OF MEALS	Grant	37K	$0.00	$0	88K
2026-03-25	Thompson Kristen A.	SVP, PRESIDENT OF FROZEN & VEG	Tax withholding	3K	$5.11	$14K	27K
2026-03-25	Schum Ellen M	EVP & PRES OF SPECIALTY	Tax withholding	8K	$5.11	$39K	166K
2026-03-25	Schum Ellen M	EVP & PRES OF SPECIALTY	Grant	43K	$0.00	$0	173K
2026-03-25	Wacha Bruce C	EVP OF FINANCE & CFO	Tax withholding	10K	$5.11	$50K	205K
2026-03-25	Wacha Bruce C	EVP OF FINANCE & CFO	Grant	57K	$0.00	$0	215K
2026-03-25	Hart Eric H	EVP OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CHRO	Tax withholding	7K	$5.11	$35K	166K
2026-03-25	Hart Eric H	EVP OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CHRO	Grant	39K	$0.00	$0	173K
2026-03-25	Keller Kenneth C Jr	PRESIDENT & CEO	Tax withholding	81K	$5.11	$414K	869K
2026-03-25	Keller Kenneth C Jr	PRESIDENT & CEO	Grant	311K	$0.00	$0	950K
2026-03-25	Lerner Scott E	EVP & GENERAL COUNSEL	Tax withholding	10K	$5.11	$51K	311K
2026-03-25	Lerner Scott E	EVP & GENERAL COUNSEL	Grant	58K	$0.00	$0	321K
2026-03-25	Adasczik Michael	VP, CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER	Tax withholding	3K	$5.11	$13K	50K
2026-03-25	Adasczik Michael	VP, CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER	Grant	15K	$0.00	$0	52K
2026-03-13	Vogel Andrew D	EVP, PRESIDENT OF MEALS	Sell	20K	$5.19	$104K	51K
2026-03-13	Wenner David L	Director	Sell	20K	$5.19	$101K	788K
2026-03-12	Schoch Martin C.	EVP of Supply Chain	Sell	11K	$5.40	$61K	34K
2026-03-02	Schoch Martin C.	EVP of Supply Chain	Tax withholding	8K	$5.18	$39K	46K
2026-03-02	Schoch Martin C.	EVP of Supply Chain	Grant	19K	$0.00	$0	53K
2026-03-02	Vogel Andrew D	EVP, PRESIDENT OF MEALS	Tax withholding	6K	$5.18	$34K	71K
2026-03-02	Vogel Andrew D	EVP, PRESIDENT OF MEALS	Grant	16K	$0.00	$0	77K
2026-03-02	Thompson Kristen A.	SVP, PRESIDENT OF FROZEN & VEG	Tax withholding	2K	$5.18	$13K	29K
2026-03-02	Thompson Kristen A.	SVP, PRESIDENT OF FROZEN & VEG	Grant	6K	$0.00	$0	32K
2026-03-02	Schum Ellen M	EVP & PRES OF SPECIALTY	Tax withholding	8K	$5.18	$39K	131K
2026-03-02	Schum Ellen M	EVP & PRES OF SPECIALTY	Grant	19K	$0.00	$0	138K
2026-03-02	Wacha Bruce C	EVP OF FINANCE & CFO	Tax withholding	17K	$5.18	$86K	158K
2026-03-02	Wacha Bruce C	EVP OF FINANCE & CFO	Grant	46K	$0.00	$0	174K
2026-03-02	Hart Eric H	EVP OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CHRO	Tax withholding	13K	$5.18	$67K	134K
2026-03-02	Hart Eric H	EVP OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CHRO	Grant	35K	$0.00	$0	147K
2026-03-02	Keller Kenneth C Jr	PRESIDENT & CEO	Tax withholding	117K	$5.18	$606K	639K
2026-03-02	Keller Kenneth C Jr	PRESIDENT & CEO	Grant	282K	$0.00	$0	755K
2026-03-02	Lerner Scott E	EVP & GENERAL COUNSEL	Tax withholding	17K	$5.18	$86K	263K
2026-03-02	Lerner Scott E	EVP & GENERAL COUNSEL	Grant	46K	$0.00	$0	280K

Form 4 filings are due within two business days of the trade. Insiders sell for many reasons that say nothing about the company; open-market buys are rarer.

Planned sales (Form 144)

Newest first. JSON

4 Form 144 notices on file for BGS worth $351K at the prices reported; 0 in the last 90 days worth $0. Latest: Andrew D. Vogel filed on 2026-03-13 to sell 20,000 shares ($105K) from 2026-03-13.

Filed	Seller	Shares	Market value	Of outstanding	Sale from	Broker
2026-03-13	Andrew D. VogelOfficer	20K	$105K	0.025%	2026-03-13	Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
2026-03-13	David L. WennerDirector	20K	$103K	0.024%	2026-03-13	Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
2026-03-12	Schoch Martin C.Officer, Executive Officer	11K	$62K	0.014%	2026-03-12	Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
2025-11-26	Mullen Dennis MDirector	19K	$82K	0.024%	2025-11-26	Charles Schwab Corp.

Large holders (13D and 13G)

One row per reporting person with its latest filing, newest first. JSON

1 holder reports 5% or more of BGS in its latest filing, on Schedule 13G (passive). The holder is BlackRock, Inc. at 6.9% of the class (5,539,910 shares), filed 2025-10-02 for an event on 2025-09-30.

Filed	Form	Holder	Shares	Of class	Event
2026-08-12	13G/Ano. 1	THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.parent holding company, corporation	3.6M	4.4%	2026-06-30
2026-08-12	13G/Ano. 1	GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLCbroker-dealer, other entity, investment adviser	3.6M	4.4%	2026-06-30
2026-03-26	13G/Ano. 17	The Vanguard Groupinvestment adviser	0	0.0%	2026-03-13
2025-10-02	13G/Ano. 16	BlackRock, Inc.parent holding company	5.5M	6.9%	2025-09-30

13F holders

Tracked managers holding BGS at their latest 13F. JSON

5 of the 30 tracked managers held BGS at their latest 13F, $8.5M in total at quarter-end prices. AQR Capital Management is the largest at $3.5M (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 2 added shares and 3 cut.

Fund	Quarter	Shares	Value	Of portfolio	Change in shares
AQR Capital Management	2026-06-30	877K	$3.5M	0.00%	-373K
Two Sigma Investments	2026-06-30	738K	$2.9M	0.00%	-2.5M
Millennium Management	2026-06-30	314K	$1.3M	0.00%	+292K
Citadel Advisors	2026-06-30	119K	$475K	0.00%	+101K
Renaissance Technologies	2026-06-30	77K	$308K	0.00%	-343K

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

What this page is

B&G Foods in the regulatory record

Regulators publish company data in separate files that never sit next to each other: FINRA's twice-monthly short interest, its daily short sale volume, the SEC's fails-to-deliver counts, and each insider's Form 4. A company page puts those series for one ticker on one URL, with planned sales, large holders, 13F holders and financials beside them, so the short position, the daily flow, the settlement fails and what insiders are doing can be read together.

Each section has its own history table, a one-line summary of the latest figures and its own JSON and CSV links, and says when its source last updated.

This page follows B&G Foods (BGS), SEC CIK 1278027, listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as food and kindred products. The cross-market tables live on the short interest and insider transactions hubs.

Source and updates

Short interest: FINRA consolidated short interestSource: FINRA.Twice a month, about eight business days after settlement. Latest 2026-09-30.JSON and CSV
Daily short volume: FINRA Reg SHO daily filesSource: FINRA.Every trading day, the morning after FINRA posts it. Latest 2026-10-12.JSON and CSV
Fails to deliver: SEC fails-to-deliver dataSource: SEC.Twice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-09-14.JSON and CSV
Planned sales: SEC EDGAR Form 144Source: SEC.New notices appear shortly after the SEC posts them; a notice is filed on or before the sale. Latest 2026-03-13.JSON and CSV
Large holders: SEC EDGAR Schedule 13D and 13GSource: SEC.New filings appear shortly after the SEC posts them. A 13D is due within five business days of crossing 5%; a 13G follows the passive schedule. Latest 2026-08-12.JSON and CSV
13F holders: SEC EDGAR Form 13F-HRSource: SEC.Quarterly, filed within 45 days of quarter end; 30 tracked managers. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Earnings dates: SEC EDGAR 8-K filings (Item 2.02)Source: SEC.Twice a day. Reported dates come from the company's 8-K filings; the next date is marked as an estimate until the 8-K arrives. Latest 2026-08-11.JSON and CSV
Insider trades: SEC EDGAR Form 4Source: SEC.New filings appear shortly after the SEC posts them; they're due two business days after the trade. Latest 2026-09-14.JSON and CSV
Company record: EDGAR filing index for CIK 1278027Ticker, name and exchange from the SEC's company list, refreshed weekly.
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How to read it

Read the position against the flow: rising short interest with a high daily short share is new shorting; rising short interest with a normal short share is old shorts holding on.
Insider buys next to a large short position are rare and stand out; insider sells next to one are common and mean little.
Fails to deliver matter relative to the float, not in absolute shares; a million failed shares in a mega cap is noise.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much of BGS is sold short?

14,840,878 shares were held short at the 2026-09-30 settlement, 6.2 days of average volume. FINRA publishes the next count about eight business days after the 15th and the last business day of the month.

What is BGS's daily short volume?

On 2026-10-12, 456,337 of the 1,014,425 BGS shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 45.0% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.

Does BGS have fails to deliver?

The SEC's latest file shows 108,696 BGS shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-09-14. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.

Are BGS insiders buying or selling?

Insiders at BGS reported 1 open-market buy worth $18K in the last 90 days and no open-market sells. Latest filing: Brunts DeAnn L (Director) on 2026-09-14.

Have BGS insiders filed to sell?

4 Form 144 notices on file for BGS worth $351K at the prices reported; 0 in the last 90 days worth $0. Latest: Andrew D. Vogel filed on 2026-03-13 to sell 20,000 shares ($105K) from 2026-03-13.

Who owns 5% or more of BGS?

1 holder reports 5% or more of BGS in its latest filing, on Schedule 13G (passive). The holder is BlackRock, Inc. at 6.9% of the class (5,539,910 shares), filed 2025-10-02 for an event on 2025-09-30.

Which tracked 13F managers own BGS?

5 of the 30 tracked 13F managers held BGS shares at their latest filing, $8.5M in all. The largest: Cliff Asness's AQR Capital Management (877K shares, $3.5M), Two Sigma Investments (738K shares, $2.9M), Izzy Englander's Millennium Management (314K shares, $1.3M), Ken Griffin's Citadel Advisors (119K shares, $475K), Renaissance Technologies (77K shares, $308K).

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