Korea Electric Power (KEP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $13.42 +0.18 (+1.32%) Closing price 09/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.42 +0.01 (+0.04%) As of 08:37 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Korea Electric Power Short Interest DataKorea Electric Power (KEP) has a short interest of 1.06 million shares, representing 0.08% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 16.52% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.6, indicating that it would take 1.6 days of the average trading volume of 325,079 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,060,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest909,700 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+16.52%Dollar Volume Sold Short$13.98 millionShort Interest Ratio1.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateAugust 31, 2025Outstanding Shares1,283,928,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.08%Today's Trading Volume376,451 sharesAverage Trading Volume325,079 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average116% Short Selling Korea Electric Power? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Korea Electric Power and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartKEP Short Interest Over TimeKEP Days to Cover Over TimeKEP Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Korea Electric Power Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 8/31/20251,060,000 shares $13.98 million +16.5%0.1%1.6 $13.19 8/15/2025909,700 shares $12.64 million -27.2%N/A1.4 $13.89 7/31/20251,250,000 shares $17.16 million +48.6%0.1%1.9 $13.73 7/15/2025841,200 shares $11.18 million -4.2%N/A1.5 $13.29 6/30/2025878,000 shares $12.50 million -12.2%0.1%1.7 $14.24 6/15/20251,000,000 shares $10.23 million +18.0%0.1%2.4 $10.23 5/31/2025847,800 shares $9.36 million +89.2%0.1%2.9 $11.05 5/15/2025448,100 shares $4.48 million +9.4%0.0%1.7 $10.00 4/30/2025409,600 shares $3.72 million +8.6%N/A2.1 $9.09 4/15/2025377,100 shares $3.20 million -6.7%0.0%2 $8.50 Get the Latest News and Ratings for KEP and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Korea Electric Power and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 3/31/2025404,100 shares $3.00 million -0.3%0.0%2.3 $7.43 3/15/2025405,100 shares $3.13 million -13.1%0.0%2.2 $7.74 2/28/2025466,300 shares $3.40 million -32.9%0.0%2.1 $7.30 2/15/2025694,900 shares $5.12 million -2.8%0.1%3.2 $7.37 1/31/2025714,800 shares $5.18 million +5.2%N/A3.5 $7.25 1/15/2025679,300 shares $4.84 million -10.7%N/A3.5 $7.12 12/31/2024760,800 shares $5.23 million +10.3%N/A4.2 $6.88 12/15/2024690,000 shares $5.12 million +181.6%N/A4.3 $7.42 11/30/2024245,000 shares $2.21 million +19.9%N/A1.8 $9.00 11/15/2024204,400 shares $1.67 million +10.7%N/A2.1 $8.18 10/31/2024184,600 shares $1.54 million -5.5%N/A1.8 $8.34 10/15/2024195,400 shares $1.47 million -25.0%N/A1.8 $7.52 9/30/2024260,600 shares $2.02 million -8.4%N/A2.3 $7.76 9/15/2024284,400 shares $2.39 million -25.9%N/A2.7 $8.41 8/31/2024384,000 shares $3.13 million -17.0%N/A3.5 $8.16 8/15/2024462,600 shares $3.34 million -5.5%N/A4.1 $7.22 7/31/2024489,600 shares $3.60 million -4.6%N/A4.4 $7.35 7/15/2024513,100 shares $3.64 million +26.2%N/A5.1 $7.10 6/30/2024406,600 shares $2.88 million -8.7%N/A3.5 $7.09 6/15/2024445,100 shares $3.20 million +1.8%N/A3.7 $7.19 5/31/2024437,400 shares $3.16 million -6.7%N/A3.6 $7.22 5/15/2024469,000 shares $3.46 million +8.5%N/A4.1 $7.37 4/30/2024432,300 shares $3.31 million +15.5%N/A3.9 $7.65 4/15/2024374,400 shares $2.81 million -16.1%N/A3.3 $7.50 3/31/2024446,400 shares $3.72 million +6.6%N/A4.3 $8.33 3/15/2024418,800 shares $3.89 million +40.8%N/A4.3 $9.29 2/29/2024297,400 shares $2.77 million -8.2%N/A3.1 $9.32 2/15/2024323,800 shares $2.52 million +0.9%N/A3.2 $7.80 1/31/2024320,800 shares $2.37 million +4.8%N/A3 $7.39 1/15/2024306,100 shares $2.17 million -5.1%N/A2.3 $7.08 12/31/2023322,700 shares $2.34 million -6.6%N/A2.2 $7.25 12/15/2023345,600 shares $2.51 million -15.9%N/A2.2 $7.27 11/30/2023410,700 shares $2.98 million -4.4%N/A2.5 $7.27 11/15/2023429,500 shares $2.88 million -9.5%N/A2.6 $6.71 10/31/2023474,600 shares $2.89 million +4.8%N/A2.9 $6.09 10/15/2023453,100 shares $2.90 million +10.7%N/A3.1 $6.39 9/30/2023409,200 shares $2.64 million +4.2%N/A3 $6.44 9/15/2023392,600 shares $2.63 million -3.4%N/A3 $6.70 8/31/2023406,600 shares $2.72 million -9.1%N/A2.8 $6.69 8/15/2023447,100 shares $3.08 million +2.2%N/A2.8 $6.88 7/31/2023437,300 shares $3.32 million +3.2%N/A2.6 $7.60 7/15/2023423,700 shares $3.39 million -16.1%N/A2.4 $7.99 6/30/2023505,000 shares $3.91 million -21.2%N/A2.6 $7.75 6/15/2023640,600 shares $4.68 million -4.4%N/A2.8 $7.31 5/31/2023669,900 shares $4.85 million -10.6%N/A2.6 $7.25 5/15/2023749,100 shares $5.43 million +8.7%N/A2.9 $7.25 4/30/2023689,400 shares $4.84 million -8.8%N/A2.8 $7.02 4/15/2023755,700 shares $5.43 million +4.9%N/A3.2 $7.18 3/31/2023720,700 shares $5.00 million +12.6%N/A3.1 $6.94 3/15/2023640,200 shares $4.08 million -16.5%N/A3 $6.38 2/28/2023766,600 shares $5.08 million -8.9%N/A4.1 $6.63 2/15/2023841,700 shares $5.97 million -19.1%N/A4.6 $7.09 1/31/20231,040,000 shares $8.34 million -8.8%N/A5.2 $8.02 1/15/20231,140,000 shares $9.33 million -0.9%N/A4.6 $8.18 12/30/20221,150,000 shares $9.94 million -16.7%N/A3.9 $8.64 12/15/20221,380,000 shares $10.78 million -0.7%N/A4.4 $7.81 11/30/20221,390,000 shares $11.23 million -4.8%N/A4.3 $8.08 11/15/20221,460,000 shares $10.80 million -6.4%N/A4.4 $7.40 10/31/20221,560,000 shares $9.16 million +11.4%N/A4.6 $5.87 10/15/20221,400,000 shares $8.29 million +33.3%N/A4.7 $5.92 9/30/20221,050,000 shares $7.14 million +11.2%N/A4 $6.80 9/15/2022943,900 shares $6.40 million +7.9%N/A4.2 $6.78 8/31/2022875,100 shares $6.68 million -15.0%N/A4.3 $7.63 8/15/20221,030,000 shares $8.82 million +5.8%N/A5.5 $8.56 7/31/2022973,700 shares $8.39 million +24.0%N/A5.3 $8.62 7/15/2022785,100 shares $6.45 million +10.7%N/A4.1 $8.21 6/30/2022709,000 shares $6.23 million +12.1%N/A3.7 $8.78 6/15/2022632,400 shares $5.53 million -7.1%N/A3.5 $8.75 5/31/2022680,500 shares $6.30 million +5.7%N/A3.8 $9.26 5/15/2022644,000 shares $5.67 million -11.5%N/A3.6 $8.81 4/30/2022727,300 shares $6.46 million +25.7%N/A4 $8.88 4/15/2022578,600 shares $5.13 million -7.1%N/A3.2 $8.86 3/31/2022623,000 shares $5.80 million -11.2%N/A3.5 $9.31 3/15/2022701,700 shares $6.97 million -7.1%N/A3.3 $9.93 2/28/2022755,100 shares $7.32 million +13.5%N/A3.7 $9.70 2/15/2022665,400 shares $6.11 million +20.6%N/A3.3 $9.18 1/31/2022551,600 shares $4.78 million -2.8%N/A2.9 $8.67 1/15/2022567,600 shares $5.10 million -11.7%N/A3.2 $8.98 12/31/2021642,600 shares $5.87 million -31.0%N/A3.5 $9.14 12/15/2021930,700 shares $8.43 million -2.8%N/A5.5 $9.06 11/30/2021957,500 shares $8.41 million +19.0%N/A5.8 $8.78 11/15/2021804,500 shares $7.78 million +7.7%N/A5 $9.67 10/29/2021747,200 shares $7.17 million -22.0%N/A4.8 $9.59 10/15/2021958,400 shares $9.30 million +6.2%N/A6.4 $9.70 9/30/2021902,300 shares $8.91 million +5.3%N/A6 $9.87 9/15/2021857,100 shares $8.83 million +6.1%N/A5.3 $10.30 8/31/2021808,200 shares $8.35 million +5.6%N/A4.9 $10.33 8/13/2021765,400 shares $8.16 million +11.2%N/A4.6 $10.66 7/30/2021688,400 shares $7.41 million +4.8%N/A4 $10.77 7/15/2021657,100 shares $7.14 million -12.4%N/A3.7 $10.86 6/30/2021750,200 shares $8.10 million -1.4%N/A4.3 $10.80 6/15/2021761,000 shares $9.01 million +6.5%N/A4.7 $11.84 5/28/2021714,800 shares $8.21 million -4.7%N/A4.4 $11.48 5/14/2021749,900 shares $7.95 million +9.5%N/A4.4 $10.60 4/30/2021685,000 shares $7.46 million +23.0%N/A3.9 $10.89 4/15/2021557,100 shares $5.98 million +2.8%N/A3.2 $10.73 3/31/2021542,200 shares $5.53 million +28.9%N/A3.1 $10.19 3/15/2021420,500 shares $4.33 million +8.2%N/A2.4 $10.29 2/26/2021388,500 shares $4.02 million +8.3%N/A2.4 $10.34 2/12/2021358,700 shares $3.94 million +7.8%N/A2.4 $10.98 1/29/2021332,900 shares $3.56 million +81.9%N/A2.5 $10.68 1/15/2021183,000 shares $2.16 million -1.5%N/A1.5 $11.82 12/31/2020185,700 shares $2.29 million -12.8%N/A1.6 $12.32 12/15/2020212,900 shares $2.30 million +13.9%N/A1.7 $10.78 11/30/2020186,900 shares $1.82 million -10.0%N/A1.6 $9.74 11/15/2020207,600 shares $2.02 million +23.2%N/A1.8 $9.71 10/30/2020168,500 shares $1.50 million +11.5%N/A1.4 $8.89 10/15/2020151,100 shares $1.37 million +1.1%N/A1.1 $9.07 9/30/2020149,400 shares $1.30 million -22.6%N/A0.9 $8.71 KEP Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Korea Electric Power's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Korea Electric Power shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, traders have sold 1,060,000 shares of KEP short. 0.08% of Korea Electric Power's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Korea Electric Power's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Korea Electric Power? 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. KEP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Korea Electric Power's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Korea Electric Power? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Korea Electric Power: Group One Trading LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Korea Electric Power? 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. 0.08% of Korea Electric Power's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Korea Electric Power's short interest increasing or decreasing? Korea Electric Power saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,060,000 shares, an increase of 16.5% from the previous total of 909,700 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. How does Korea Electric Power's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.08% of Korea Electric Power's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "utilities" compare to Korea Electric Power: Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (2.16%), Energy Transfer LP (0.79%), American Electric Power Company, Inc. (4.27%), TC Energy Corporation (1.43%), Exelon Corporation (2.47%), Xcel Energy Inc. (2.46%), Venture Global, Inc. (5.44%), Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (0.27%), Fortis (1.61%), Centrais El�tricas Brasileiras SA (0.10%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Korea Electric Power stock? Short selling KEP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Korea Electric Power as its price is falling. KEP shares are trading up $0.18 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 Korea Electric Power? A short squeeze for Korea Electric Power 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 KEP, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Korea Electric Power'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 KEP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025. 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