We investigate relationship between family ownership of company and informed trading. We focus on family ownership in companies, and we measure informed trading on abnormal short sales before negative earnings surprises. Our analysis indicates that high family ownership companies experience more abnormal short sales before negative earnings surprises. There are more abnormal short sales pre-announcement than post-announcement when family ownership larger than 23.5 percent. This analysis provides the evidence that informed trading is existed in companies with high family ownership, especially higher than 23.5 percent. Further analysis suggests that the firms with either high local company ownership or high foreign ownership, firms experience more abnormal short sales before negative earnings surprises. There are more abnormal short sales pre-announcement than post-announcement when local company ownership larger than 23 percent. This analysis provides the evidence that informed trading is existed in companies with either high local company ownership or high foreign ownership as well.