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ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO)

ZTO Express (Cayman) on one page: short interest, daily short volume, fails to deliver, large holders, 13F holders, financials and insider trades. Listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as trucking & courier services (no air).

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10.5M

Short interest

settlement 2026-09-30

2.6

Days to cover

-3.2 days vs prior

41.5%

Short share of volume

2026-10-12

709

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-09-10

$0

Insider flow, 90 days

0 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 ZTO is 10,540,110 shares, down 1,336,868 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 10,540,110 shares (30 September 2026) to 20,706,340 shares (27 February 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range. At the reported average volume of 4.0M shares a day that is 2.6 days to cover.

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SettlementShares shortChangeAvg daily volumeDays to cover
2026-09-3010,540,110-14.5%3,992,7592.64
2026-09-1512,328,743+3.8%2,117,0535.82
2026-08-3111,876,978-3.8%1,943,5016.11
2026-08-1412,341,674-4.1%1,805,9236.83
2026-07-3112,870,312-12.1%1,891,3306.80
2026-07-1514,644,974-1.4%1,280,47411.44
2026-06-3014,851,725+4.7%1,511,2169.83
2026-06-1514,180,596+3.8%1,406,70910.08
2026-05-2913,657,972-0.9%2,037,6046.70
2026-05-1513,785,756+3.0%2,061,6116.69
2026-04-3013,381,739-13.6%1,516,9378.82
2026-04-1515,482,114+0.7%1,089,78214.21
2026-03-3115,370,914-21.4%2,217,6186.93
2026-03-1319,552,150-5.6%1,517,87712.88
2026-02-2720,706,340+19.4%2,382,6818.69
2026-02-1317,340,651+4.2%2,862,0716.06
2026-01-3016,638,413-2.1%1,965,1548.47
2026-01-1517,004,353+8.8%1,990,0178.54
2025-12-3115,625,480-15.7%2,092,5347.47
2025-12-1518,530,073+1.1%1,803,10510.28
2025-11-2818,336,097+0.4%1,811,41710.12
2025-11-1418,257,314-1.6%1,381,19213.22
2025-10-3118,552,528+3.5%1,174,30615.80
2025-10-1517,927,535-1.3%1,622,86611.05

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, the last 30 sessions. JSON

As of 12 October 2026, the short share of ZTO volume is 41.5%, down 11.3 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 25.2% (29 September 2026) to 79.4% (8 September 2026). The latest reading is 5.2 points below the 30-session average of 46.7%, on 532K shares reported.

DateShort volumeTotal volumeShort shareExempt
2026-10-12221K532K41.5%0
2026-10-09149K397K37.4%0
2026-10-08255K422K60.5%45
2026-10-07225K401K56.1%131
2026-10-06321K557K57.6%255
2026-10-05261K495K52.8%10
2026-10-02395K691K57.1%0
2026-10-01332K643K51.5%5
2026-09-30205K695K29.5%715
2026-09-29166K661K25.2%0
2026-09-28230K734K31.3%228
2026-09-25134K461K28.9%421
2026-09-24367K1.3M29.3%141
2026-09-23336K957K35.1%56
2026-09-22438K1.5M29.0%114
2026-09-212.2M4.3M52.3%24
2026-09-18278K508K54.6%376
2026-09-17319K799K40.0%42
2026-09-16455K804K56.6%9
2026-09-15265K791K33.6%0
2026-09-14297K874K34.0%196
2026-09-11284K798K35.6%4
2026-09-10302K1.1M26.9%0
2026-09-09248K460K53.9%44
2026-09-08423K532K79.4%2
2026-09-04184K367K50.1%19
2026-09-03443K637K69.5%0
2026-09-02343K450K76.2%189
2026-09-01228K479K47.6%67
2026-08-31303K445K68.1%0

Fails to deliver

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

As of 10 September 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in ZTO is 709 shares, down 14,443 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 2 shares (18 May 2026) to 458,413 shares (29 July 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

SettlementShares failedPriceValue
2026-09-10709$20.72$15K
2026-09-0815,152$20.95$317K
2026-08-2563,412$21.28$1.3M
2026-08-2463,412$21.37$1.4M
2026-08-2161,808$21.38$1.3M
2026-08-2060,733$21.51$1.3M
2026-08-19538$23.13$12K
2026-08-1374,632$23.14$1.7M
2026-08-07196$24.07$5K
2026-07-29458,413$23.93$11.0M
2026-07-276$23.98$144
2026-07-221,710$24.00$41K
2026-07-14121$24.03$3K
2026-07-0714$23.03$322
2026-07-0685$23.08$2K
2026-06-2992$21.91$2K
2026-06-245,277$21.98$116K
2026-06-23365$22.23$8K
2026-06-184,114$22.23$91K
2026-06-16509$22.88$12K
2026-06-152,747$22.83$63K
2026-06-09782$22.10$17K
2026-06-03243$22.59$5K
2026-06-0223,686$22.40$531K
2026-05-28532$22.50$12K
2026-05-2632$22.99$736
2026-05-19200$23.55$5K
2026-05-182$23.74$47
2026-05-1524,804$23.87$592K
2026-05-14135$24.67$3K

Insider trades

SEC Form 4, newest first. JSON

No open-market insider trades were reported for ZTO in the last 90 days. The most recent filings are listed below. Latest filing: Zhu Jingxi (President) on 2026-03-23.

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValueOwned after
2026-03-23Zhu JingxiPresidentOption exercise237$0.00$0481K
2026-03-23Zhu JingxiPresidentOption exercise15K$0.00$032K
2026-03-23Zhang JianfengVP of Public RelationsOption exercise5K$0.00$014K
2026-03-23Yan HuipingChief Financial OfficerOption exercise15K$0.00$033K
2026-03-23Wang JileiVP of Infrastr. Mgmt.Option exercise13K$0.00$029K
2026-03-23Lai MeisongChief Executive OfficerOption exercise154K$0.00$0332K
2026-03-23Lai JianchangVP of Overseas OperationsOption exercise10K$0.00$021K
2026-03-23Hu HongqunChief Operating OfficerOption exercise14K$0.00$031K

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.

Large holders (13D and 13G)

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

1 holder reports 5% or more of ZTO in its latest filing, on Schedule 13D (active intent). The holder is Alibaba Group Holding Limited at 6.1% of the class (46,941,287 shares), filed 2026-09-22 for an event on 2026-09-21.

FiledFormHolderSharesOf classEvent
2026-09-2213D/Ano. 1Alibaba Group Holding Limitedcorporation46.9M6.1%2026-09-21
2026-09-2213D/Ano. 1Alibaba ZT Investment Limitedcorporation34.5M4.5%2026-09-21
2026-09-2213D/Ano. 1Cainiao Smart Logistics Investment Limitedcorporation5.8M0.8%2026-09-21
2026-09-2213D/Ano. 1New Retail Strategic Opportunities Investments 2 Limitedcorporation3.0M0.4%2026-09-21
2026-09-2213D/Ano. 1Taobao China Holding Limitedcorporation3.3M0.4%2026-09-21
2026-09-2213D/Ano. 1Cainiao Smart Logistics Network (Hong Kong) Limitedcorporation332K0.0%2026-09-21

13F holders

Tracked managers holding ZTO at their latest 13F. JSON

7 of the 30 tracked managers held ZTO at their latest 13F, $138.8M in total at quarter-end prices. Fisher Asset Management is the largest at $78.3M (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 3 added shares and 4 cut.

FundQuarterSharesValueOf portfolioChange in shares
Fisher Asset Management2026-06-303.5M$78.3M0.02%-126K
Citadel Advisors2026-06-301.1M$24.5M0.00%+122K
Point72 Asset Management2026-06-30979K$21.9M0.02%+423K
Renaissance Technologies2026-06-30407K$9.1M0.01%-212K
Millennium Management2026-06-3097K$2.2M0.00%-47K
Two Sigma Investments2026-06-3065K$1.4M0.00%new
D. E. Shaw & Co.2026-06-3060K$1.3M0.00%-99K

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.

Financials

SEC XBRL, as filed. JSON

In FY 2025 it generated $1.71B of operating cash flow and spent $179.1M on buybacks and $537.0M on dividends.

Cash
$1.43B
Equity
$9.49B
Total assets
$13.02B

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Fiscal yearEndsRevenueNet incomeOperating cash flowCapexBuybacksDividends
FY 20252025-12-31n/a$1.30B$1.71B$745.6M$179.1M$537.0M
FY 20242024-12-31n/a$1.21B$1.57B$713.5M$158.6M$767.9M
FY 20232023-12-31n/a$1.23B$1.88B$919.6M$141.8M$291.9M
FY 20222022-12-31n/a$987.2M$1.66B$1.02B$12.3M$191.8M
FY 20212021-12-31n/a$746.1M$1.13B$1.31B$598.0M$212.5M

Quarters are the three-month figures the company reports; a fourth quarter marked derived is the fiscal year less the three reported quarters, since companies report it only inside the 10-K. Fiscal years are the annual figures. Buybacks are the cash the company paid to repurchase its common stock in the year, not the amount authorized. Balance sheet lines are as of 2025-12-31.

What this page is

ZTO Express (Cayman) 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 ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO), SEC CIK 1677250, listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as trucking & courier services (no air). 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 2026-09-10.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 2026-09-22.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
Financials
SEC EDGAR 10-K and 10-Q filingsSource: SEC.Weekly; values are as filed in the 10-Q and 10-K. Latest 2025-12-31.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 2026-03-23.JSON and CSV
Company record
EDGAR filing index for CIK 1677250Ticker, 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much of ZTO is sold short?
10,540,110 shares were held short at the 2026-09-30 settlement, 2.6 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 ZTO's daily short volume?
On 2026-10-12, 220,775 of the 532,016 ZTO shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 41.5% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.
Does ZTO have fails to deliver?
The SEC's latest file shows 709 ZTO shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-09-10. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.
Are ZTO insiders buying or selling?
No open-market insider trades were reported for ZTO in the last 90 days. The most recent filings are listed below. Latest filing: Zhu Jingxi (President) on 2026-03-23.
Who owns 5% or more of ZTO?
1 holder reports 5% or more of ZTO in its latest filing, on Schedule 13D (active intent). The holder is Alibaba Group Holding Limited at 6.1% of the class (46,941,287 shares), filed 2026-09-22 for an event on 2026-09-21.
What did ZTO report last quarter?
In FY 2025 it generated $1.71B of operating cash flow and spent $179.1M on buybacks and $537.0M on dividends.
Which tracked 13F managers own ZTO?
7 of the 30 tracked 13F managers held ZTO shares at their latest filing, $138.8M in all. The largest: Ken Fisher's Fisher Asset Management (3.5M shares, $78.3M), Ken Griffin's Citadel Advisors (1.1M shares, $24.5M), Steve Cohen's Point72 Asset Management (979K shares, $21.9M), Renaissance Technologies (407K shares, $9.1M), Izzy Englander's Millennium Management (97K shares, $2.2M), Two Sigma Investments (65K shares, $1.4M). The table above lists all 7.

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