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Karat Packaging (KRT)

Karat Packaging on one page: short interest, daily short volume, fails to deliver, planned sales, 13F holders, earnings dates and insider trades. Listed on Nasdaq, classified by the SEC as plastics products, nec.

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689K

Short interest

settlement 2026-10-15

3.8

Days to cover

+0.9 days vs prior

48.9%

Short share of volume

2026-11-02

560

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-10-14

Thu 5 Nov

Next earnings

estimated date

-$599K

Insider flow, 90 days

0 buys, 4 sells

As of 2026-11-02.

Short interest

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

As of 15 October 2026, short interest in KRT is 689,226 shares, up 252,958 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 65,171 shares (29 November 2024) to 689,226 shares (15 October 2026). The latest reading sits at the top of that range. At the reported average volume of 184K shares a day that is 3.8 days to cover.

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SettlementShares shortChangeAvg daily volumeDays to cover
2026-10-15689,226+16.3%183,6443.75
2026-09-30592,805+35.9%207,7322.85
2026-09-15436,268+39.3%131,0053.33
2026-08-31313,251+36.0%126,2052.48
2026-08-14230,269-11.8%187,5021.23
2026-07-31260,922-8.4%127,6382.04
2026-07-15284,839-5.1%117,3532.43
2026-06-30300,210-1.9%176,7481.70
2026-06-15306,091+9.5%79,0333.87
2026-05-29279,601+59.4%125,9432.22
2026-05-15175,403-4.0%91,8081.91
2026-04-30182,698+14.3%92,8811.97
2026-04-15159,917-11.2%65,9472.42
2026-03-31179,976+21.9%101,0771.78
2026-03-13147,593-30.1%77,2571.91
2026-02-27211,131-10.1%48,3714.36
2026-02-13234,790-12.6%73,3053.20
2026-01-30268,619-1.5%52,0575.16
2026-01-15272,592+24.5%83,4193.27
2025-12-31218,977-12.0%76,1812.87
2025-12-15248,788-2.2%100,5432.47
2025-11-28254,284+34.4%140,0411.82
2025-11-14189,210-14.8%171,5761.10
2025-10-31222,196+0.3%107,1192.07
2025-10-15221,472-11.4%120,7281.83
2025-09-30249,952+100.0%117,9422.12
2025-09-15124,978-6.1%69,6621.79
2025-08-29133,060+27.3%64,8392.05
2025-08-15104,532+10.2%92,6691.13
2025-07-3194,858+6.5%57,0461.66
2025-07-1589,057+3.9%73,2841.22
2025-06-3085,734+1.1%124,6651.00
2025-06-1384,776-19.1%145,9191.00
2025-05-30104,803-31.6%55,0791.90
2025-05-15153,199+89.1%64,7872.36
2025-04-3081,014+5.1%43,7491.85
2025-04-1577,064+8.8%44,5871.73
2025-03-3170,828-5.8%32,0692.21
2025-03-1475,202-0.6%26,8152.80
2025-02-2875,631-2.8%47,9351.58
2025-02-1477,810-10.2%21,2473.66
2025-01-3186,643+26.8%32,7002.65
2025-01-1568,311-0.5%37,9011.80
2024-12-3168,685-8.0%37,9531.81
2024-12-1374,678+14.6%36,8442.03
2024-11-2965,171-13.5%41,9361.55
2024-11-1575,333-0.8%45,6781.65
2024-10-3175,933-14.6%18,8734.02

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, the last 30 sessions. JSON

As of 2 November 2026, the short share of KRT volume is 48.9%, down 21.1 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 36.1% (20 October 2026) to 81.3% (25 September 2026). The latest reading is 11.3 points below the 30-session average of 60.2%, on 47K shares reported.

DateShort volumeTotal volumeShort shareExempt
2026-11-0223K47K48.9%0
2026-10-3023K43K53.5%0
2026-10-2942K61K69.4%0
2026-10-2832K50K63.2%0
2026-10-2750K70K71.7%0
2026-10-2654K77K70.0%0
2026-10-2318K43K41.9%41
2026-10-2218K28K63.2%0
2026-10-2120K34K61.1%0
2026-10-2024K65K36.1%0
2026-10-1933K82K40.6%0
2026-10-1627K72K37.8%0
2026-10-1539K85K45.9%0
2026-10-1450K70K71.9%0
2026-10-1337K71K52.1%0
2026-10-1267K106K63.3%0
2026-10-0938K76K49.6%0
2026-10-0831K70K45.1%0
2026-10-0749K90K54.1%0
2026-10-0652K78K66.6%0
2026-10-0547K76K61.7%0
2026-10-0273K166K44.3%0
2026-10-0145K65K69.8%0
2026-09-3031K43K72.1%0
2026-09-2943K59K73.1%0
2026-09-2835K51K68.1%0
2026-09-2564K79K81.3%0
2026-09-24107K139K77.2%0
2026-09-2369K92K74.9%0
2026-09-2285K110K76.8%0

Fails to deliver

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

As of 14 October 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in KRT is 560 shares, up 557 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 1 share (16 March 2026) to 6,533 shares (30 June 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

SettlementShares failedPriceValue
2026-10-14560$53.86$30K
2026-10-063$54.68$164
2026-09-24240$53.05$13K
2026-09-15500$49.16$25K
2026-09-0822$48.39$1K
2026-07-154,669$35.45$166K
2026-06-306,533$32.79$214K
2026-06-08295$28.45$8K
2026-06-05295$28.12$8K
2026-06-0363$27.42$2K
2026-05-211,845$27.66$51K
2026-05-13349$27.20$9K
2026-05-01113$28.69$3K
2026-04-0889$28.31$3K
2026-03-1714$27.82$389
2026-03-161$26.92$27
2026-03-09300$22.73$7K
2026-03-0349$24.51$1K
2026-02-05427$26.02$11K
2026-02-0264$24.47$2K
2026-01-23300$24.90$7K
2026-01-22300$24.63$7K
2026-01-20930$24.95$23K
2026-01-13700$24.89$17K
2026-01-121,000$24.26$24K
2025-12-24552$22.67$13K
2025-11-062,085$25.36$53K
2025-10-2736$24.99$900
2025-10-1554$24.16$1K
2025-10-142,179$23.89$52K

Insider trades

SEC Form 4, newest first. JSON

Insiders at KRT reported 4 open-market sells worth $599K in the last 90 days and no open-market buys. Latest filing: Cheng Marvin (VP-Manufacturing, Secy) on 2026-09-08.

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValueOwned after
2026-09-08Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecySell2K$48.50$97K5.2M
2026-09-04Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecySell4K$48.38$194K5.3M
2026-09-01Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecySell2K$47.75$96K5.3M
2026-08-20Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecySell5K$47.33$213K3K
2026-08-13Guo JianChief Financial OfficerExercise or conversion5K$16.53$78K41K
2026-05-15Yu AlanChief Executive OfficerTax withholding2K$26.28$56K6.1M
2026-05-15Quire DanielChief Revenue OfficerTax withholding2K$26.28$54K24K
2026-05-15Guo JianChief Financial OfficerTax withholding3K$26.28$72K36K
2026-05-12Yu AlanChief Executive OfficerExercise or conversion8Kprice not stated in the filingnot stated6.1M
2026-05-12Quire DanielChief Revenue OfficerExercise or conversion8Kprice not stated in the filingnot stated26K
2026-05-12Guo JianChief Financial OfficerExercise or conversion8Kprice not stated in the filingnot stated39K
2026-05-07Chen Paul YDirectorExercise or conversion1Kprice not stated in the filingnot stated7K
2026-05-07Yen EveDirectorExercise or conversion1Kprice not stated in the filingnot stated8K
2026-05-07Chen Eric KDirectorExercise or conversion1Kprice not stated in the filingnot stated7K
2025-11-12Guo JianChief Financial OfficerBuy1K$22.11$30K31K
2025-08-15Guo JianChief Financial OfficerExercise or conversion2K$16.53$40K30K
2025-06-27Yu AlanChief Executive OfficerSell113K$27.00$3.0M6.1M
2025-06-27Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecySell113K$27.00$3.0M5.3M
2025-06-12Yu AlanChief Executive OfficerSell750K$27.00$20.3M6.2M
2025-06-12Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecySell750K$27.00$20.3M5.4M
2025-05-14Quire DanielChief Revenue OfficerTax withholding2K$30.04$62K18K
2025-05-14Guo JianChief Financial OfficerTax withholding3K$30.04$83K27K
2025-05-14Yu AlanChief Executive OfficerTax withholding3K$30.04$76K7.0M
2025-05-12Quire DanielChief Revenue OfficerExercise or conversion8Kprice not stated in the filingnot stated20K
2025-05-12Guo JianChief Financial OfficerExercise or conversion8Kprice not stated in the filingnot stated30K
2025-05-12Yu AlanChief Executive OfficerExercise or conversion8Kprice not stated in the filingnot stated7.0M
2025-05-07Chen Paul YDirectorExercise or conversion1Kprice not stated in the filingnot stated6K
2025-05-07Yen EveDirectorExercise or conversion1Kprice not stated in the filingnot stated7K
2025-05-07Chen Eric KDirectorExercise or conversion1Kprice not stated in the filingnot stated6K
2024-11-18Guo JianChief Financial OfficerExercise or conversion3K$16.53$41K22K
2024-08-19Guo JianChief Financial OfficerExercise or conversion2K$16.53$33K20K
2024-05-16Yen EveDirectorExercise or conversion5K$18.80$94K6K
2024-05-15Yu AlanChief Executive OfficerTax withholding2K$29.02$51K6.9M
2024-05-14Quire DanielChief Revenue OfficerTax withholding2K$27.45$53K12K
2024-05-14Guo JianChief Financial OfficerTax withholding2K$27.46$68K18K
2024-05-12Quire DanielChief Revenue OfficerExercise or conversion8Kprice not stated in the filingnot stated14K
2024-05-12Yu AlanChief Executive OfficerExercise or conversion8Kprice not stated in the filingnot stated7.0M
2024-05-12Guo JianChief Financial OfficerExercise or conversion8Kprice not stated in the filingnot stated20K
2024-05-08Guo JianChief Financial OfficerExercise or conversion4K$16.53$58K12K
2024-02-08Guo JianChief Financial OfficerTax withholding1K$26.09$27K9K
2024-02-01Guo JianChief Financial OfficerExercise or conversion4Kprice not stated in the filingnot stated10K
2023-10-17Quire DanielChief Revenue OfficerSell490$22.09$11K6K
2023-10-17Wang Joanne Tzu JungChief Operating OfficerSell9K$22.09$191K24K
2023-10-15Quire DanielChief Revenue OfficerExercise or conversion2Kprice not stated in the filingnot stated6K
2023-10-15Wang Joanne Tzu JungChief Operating OfficerExercise or conversion25Kprice not stated in the filingnot stated32K
2023-09-19Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecySell150K$21.00$3.1M6.1M
2023-09-12Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecySell500K$21.00$10.5M6.2M
2023-09-12Yu AlanChief Executive OfficerSell500K$21.00$10.5M6.9M
2023-08-10Guo JianChief Financial OfficerExercise or conversion3K$16.53$50K6K
2023-02-01Guo JianChief Financial OfficerExercise or conversion4Kprice not stated in the filingnot stated4K
2023-02-01Guo JianChief Financial OfficerTax withholding1K$15.03$20K3K
2022-12-16Yu AlanCEO and Chairman of the BODBuy7K$12.97$92K7.4M
2022-12-16Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecyBuy1K$13.44$13K6.7M
2022-12-15Yu AlanCEO and Chairman of the BODBuy5K$13.70$62K7.4M
2022-12-13Yu AlanCEO and Chairman of the BODBuy4K$13.84$55K7.4M
2022-12-09Yu AlanCEO and Chairman of the BODBuy7K$13.95$98K7.4M
2022-12-06Yu AlanCEO and Chairman of the BODBuy700$14.29$10K7.4M
2022-12-05Yu AlanCEO and Chairman of the BODBuy1K$13.96$15K7.4M
2022-12-02Yu AlanCEO & Chairman of the BODBuy17K$14.03$236K7.4M
2022-12-01Yu AlanCEO & Chairman of the BODBuy9K$14.37$129K7.4M
2022-11-30Yu AlanCEO & Chairman of the BODBuy22K$13.96$309K7.4M
2022-11-28Yu AlanCEO and Chairman of the BODBuy4K$13.47$54K7.4M
2022-11-18Yu AlanCEO and Chairman of the BODBuy2K$14.00$34K7.4M
2022-11-17Guo JianChief Financial OfficerBuy350$14.00$5K350
2022-11-17Guo JianChief Financial OfficerBuy500$13.93$7K500
2022-11-14Yu AlanCEO and Chairman of the BODBuy2K$13.85$32K7.4M
2022-10-25Wang Joanne Tzu JungChief Operating OfficerTax withholding3K$14.54$47K16K
2022-10-25Wang Joanne Tzu JungChief Operating OfficerTax withholding8K$13.55$107K19K
2022-10-15Wang Joanne Tzu JungChief Operating OfficerExercise or conversion25Kprice not stated in the filingnot stated27K
2022-09-16Wang Joanne Tzu JungChief Operating OfficerSell12K$17.21$207K2K
2022-09-14Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecySell500$18.25$9K6.7M
2022-09-13Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecySell1K$18.13$18K6.7M
2022-09-09Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecySell2K$18.28$37K6.8M
2022-09-08Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecySell282$18.30$5K6.8M
2022-09-07Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecySell2K$18.20$31K6.8M
2022-09-02Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecySell1K$18.26$20K6.8M
2022-08-31Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecySell500$18.50$9K6.8M
2022-08-30Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecySell1K$18.77$23K6.8M
2022-08-23Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecySell800$18.56$15K6.8M
2022-08-18Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecySell1K$18.60$19K6.8M
2022-05-18Yen EveDirectorSell4K$19.85$79K1K
2022-03-04Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecyGift3K$0.00$06.8M
2022-02-02Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecyGift60K$0.00$06.8M
2022-02-02Yen EveDirectorExercise or conversion5K$10.00$50K5K
2022-02-02Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecyGift60K$0.00$06.8M
2021-12-31Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecyGift15K$0.00$06.9M
2021-12-29Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecyGift5K$0.00$06.9M
2021-12-29Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecyGift43K$0.00$06.9M
2021-12-23Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecyGift3K$0.00$06.9M
2021-12-20Wang Joanne Tzu JungChief Operating OfficerTax withholding10K$17.41$167K14K
2021-12-17Wang Joanne Tzu JungChief Operating OfficerTax withholding2K$17.58$38K24K
2021-12-14Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecyGift9K$0.00$07.0M
2021-12-14Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecySell400$19.97$8K7.0M
2021-12-14Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecySell5K$19.78$103K7.0M
2021-12-14Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecyGift10K$0.00$07.0M
2021-12-14Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecyGift9K$0.00$07.0M
2021-12-14Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecyGift5K$0.00$07.0M
2021-12-14Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecyGift5K$0.00$06.9M
2021-12-14Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecyGift3K$0.00$06.9M
2021-12-13Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, SecySell500$21.50$11K7.0M

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

1 Form 144 notice on file for KRT worth $959K at the prices reported; 1 in the last 90 days worth $959K. Latest: Cheng Marvin filed on 2026-09-02 to sell 20,000 shares ($959K) from 2026-09-01.

FiledSellerSharesMarket valueOf outstandingSale fromBroker
2026-09-02Cheng MarvinOfficer20K$959K0.100%2026-09-01Charles Schwab Corp

13F holders

Tracked managers holding KRT at their latest 13F. JSON

7 of the 30 tracked managers held KRT at their latest 13F, $25.1M in total at quarter-end prices. Two Sigma Investments is the largest at $7.6M (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 5 added shares and 2 cut.

FundQuarterSharesValueOf portfolioChange in shares
Two Sigma Investments2026-06-30228K$7.6M0.01%+20K
AQR Capital Management2026-06-30225K$7.5M0.00%+62K
Citadel Advisors2026-06-30157K$5.3M0.00%+62K
Point72 Asset Management2026-06-3048K$1.6M0.00%+24K
Millennium Management2026-06-3043K$1.5M0.00%-64K
Renaissance Technologies2026-06-3030K$1.0M0.00%-12K
D. E. Shaw & Co.2026-06-3019K$633K0.00%new

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

Karat Packaging 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 Karat Packaging (KRT), SEC CIK 1758021, listed on Nasdaq, classified by the SEC as plastics products, nec. 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 2026-10-15.JSON and CSV
Daily short volume
FINRA Reg SHO daily filesSource: FINRA.Every trading day, the morning after FINRA posts it. Latest 2026-11-02.JSON and CSV
Fails to deliver
SEC fails-to-deliver dataSource: SEC.Twice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-10-14.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 2026-09-02.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 2026-05-07.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 2026-09-08.JSON and CSV
Company record
EDGAR filing index for CIK 1758021Ticker, 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.

Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.

Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions

How much of KRT is sold short?
689,226 shares were held short at the 2026-10-15 settlement, 3.8 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 KRT's daily short volume?
On 2026-11-02, 22,920 of the 46,863 KRT shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 48.9% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.
Does KRT have fails to deliver?
The SEC's latest file shows 560 KRT shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-10-14. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.
Are KRT insiders buying or selling?
Insiders at KRT reported 4 open-market sells worth $599K in the last 90 days and no open-market buys. Latest filing: Cheng Marvin (VP-Manufacturing, Secy) on 2026-09-08.
Have KRT insiders filed to sell?
1 Form 144 notice on file for KRT worth $959K at the prices reported; 1 in the last 90 days worth $959K. Latest: Cheng Marvin filed on 2026-09-02 to sell 20,000 shares ($959K) from 2026-09-01.
Which tracked 13F managers own KRT?
7 of the 30 tracked 13F managers held KRT shares at their latest filing, $25.1M in all. The largest: Two Sigma Investments (228K shares, $7.6M), Cliff Asness's AQR Capital Management (225K shares, $7.5M), Ken Griffin's Citadel Advisors (157K shares, $5.3M), Steve Cohen's Point72 Asset Management (48K shares, $1.6M), Izzy Englander's Millennium Management (43K shares, $1.5M), Renaissance Technologies (30K shares, $1.0M). The table above lists all 7.

Data on this page is provided for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. See our editorial policy.