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Shorting the ASX: Australia's Most Shorted Stocks, from Official ASIC Data

Everything you need to track shorting on the ASX — official ASIC short selling data updated daily with T+4 delay. Follow the most shorted ASX stocks, analyze short interest trends, and explore industry heatmaps.

Latest ReportWeek 33, 2026

DRO gets shorted into a +19.78% rip — while LOT finally sees air

DroneShield (DRO) stayed top of the ASX short table at 15.65% (+0.26% WoW) even as the stock ran to $2.18 (+19.78% for the week). The cleaner signal was the unwind: Lotus Resources (LOT) shed -1.03% WoW to 11.28% as the stock sat at $0.23 (+0.00% week, -65.15% month). Market-wide positioning barely moved: 688 stocks shorted, average short 1.48% with a +0.01% WoW average change.

Top 10 Most Shorted ASX Stocks

ASIC short position data as at (T+4 reporting delay)

The 100 most shorted stocks on the Australian Securities Exchange, ranked by short interest, sourced from official ASIC short position data with T+4 trading day delay.
RankCodeCompanyShort Interest %
1DRODroneshield15.78%
2DMPDomino's Pizza Enterprises12.68%
34DX4Dmedical12.13%
4LOTLotus Resources11.89%
5CARCar Group11.49%
6FLTFlight Centre Travel Group11.49%
7PDNPaladin Energy11.44%
8BOEBoss Energy11.04%
9TLXTelix Pharmaceuticals11.02%
10TWETreasury Wine Estates10.78%
11LYCLynas Rare Earths10.53%
12PLSPLS Group10.40%
13ELDElders10.38%
14HLSHealius10.38%
15BAPBapcor10.11%
16GMDGenesis Minerals9.92%
17RIORio Tinto9.81%
18IPXIperionx9.72%
19PNVPolynovo9.14%
20COHCochlear8.93%
21DYLDeep Yellow8.78%
22CUVClinuvel Pharmaceuticals8.73%
23BPTBeach Energy8.61%
24ZIPZip Co8.47%
25EDVEndeavour Group8.42%
26WTCWisetech Global8.25%
27CU6Clarity Pharmaceuticals8.19%
28SLXSilex Systems8.10%
29GYGGuzman Y Gomez7.91%
30SHLSonic Healthcare7.89%
31NXTNextdc7.81%
32IPHIPH7.68%
33MSBMesoblast7.62%
34A4NAlpha Hpa7.48%
35BRGBreville Group7.47%
36BMNBannerman Energy7.43%
37VULVulcan Energy Resources7.34%
38ACLAustralian Clinical Labs7.31%
39A2MThe A2 Milk Company7.29%
40LICLifestyle Communities7.09%
41EOSElectro Optic Systems Holdings6.94%
42CATCatapult Sports6.86%
43NANNanosonics6.85%
44DVPDevelop Global6.84%
45ILUIluka Resources6.76%
46TPWTemple & Webster Group6.74%
47JINJumbo Interactive6.66%
48ORAOrora6.26%
49ASXASX6.24%
50ARBARB6.19%
51FFMFirefly Metals6.00%
52LLCLendlease Group5.99%
53DGTDigico Infrastructure Reit5.90%
54HMCHMC Capital5.88%
55MI6Minerals 2605.83%
56INGInghams Group5.69%
57CIAChampion Iron5.68%
58GEMG8 Education5.68%
59AGLAGL Energy5.59%
60PWHPwr Holdings5.54%
61CTDCorporate Travel Management5.38%
62RHCRamsay Health Care5.34%
63PNIPinnacle Investment Management Group5.27%
64SGPStockland5.23%
65CYLCatalyst Metals5.17%
66SBMSt Barbara5.06%
67UNIUniversal Store Holdings5.03%
68MINMineral Resources5.00%
69NCKNick Scali4.98%
70NEUNeuren Pharmaceuticals4.86%
71AUBAub Group4.76%
72PXAPexa Group4.72%
73NHCNew Hope4.72%
74XROXero4.38%
75TLCThe Lottery4.37%
76TYRTyro Payments4.22%
77EVNEvolution Mining4.20%
78KARKaroon Energy4.14%
79PMEPro Medicus4.14%
80IELIdp Education4.08%
81PDIPredictive Discovery4.07%
82GDGGeneration Development Group3.86%
83JHXJames Hardie Industries3.77%
84REARea Group3.76%
85EVTEVT3.72%
86MYRMyer Holdings3.61%
87SULSuper Retail Group3.60%
88BC8Black Cat Syndicate3.54%
89LOVLovisa Holdings3.53%
90LTRLiontown3.52%
91SOLWashington H. Soul Pattinson and Company3.51%
92BENBendigo and Adelaide Bank3.47%
93ELVElevra Lithium3.40%
94SIGSigma Healthcare3.39%
95MPLMedibank Private3.36%
96JBHJb Hi-Fi3.35%
97SNLSupply Network3.34%
98CHNChalice Mining3.34%
99PNRPantoro Gold3.33%
100MTSMetcash3.27%

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Stocks with the biggest short position changes

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Rising Short Interest
ZIPZip Co Limited..
8.69%+0.88%
DRODroneshield
15.65%+0.62%
Falling Short Interest
LOTLotus Resources
11.28%-1.12%
EDVEndeavour Group
8.41%-0.82%
GYGGuzman Y Gomez
7.91%-0.81%
4DX4dmedical
11.83%-0.77%
TLXTelix Pharmaceuticals
11.02%-0.60%

Where Short Sellers Are Building and Covering

Over the past week of ASIC short position data to 10 August, short sellers built their largest new positions in Zip Co (ZIP, up 0.88 percentage points to 8.69% of shares on issue), Droneshield (DRO, up 0.62pp to 15.65%) and Genesis Minerals (GMD, up 0.36pp to 9.96%). Rising short interest signals growing bearish conviction against a stock among hedge funds and institutional investors.

On the other side of the ledger, shorts covered most heavily in Lotus Resources (LOT, down 1.12 percentage points to 11.28% of shares on issue), Endeavour Group (EDV, down 0.82pp to 8.41%) and Guzman Y Gomez (GYG, down 0.81pp to 7.91%). Falling short interest can mean the bear case has played out — or that short sellers are locking in profits and reducing exposure.

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Materials4.2%Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail3.4%Automobiles & Components2.9%Consumer Services2.2%Food, Beverage & Tobacco2.0%Consumer Durables & Apparel1.9%Health Care Equipment & Services1.8%Insurance1.7%Real Estate Management & Development1.7%Banks1.7%Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail1.6%Energy1.5%Media & Entertainment1.5%Financial Services1.3%Software & Services1.1%Capital Goods1.0%Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)1.0%Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences1.0%Commercial & Professional Services0.8%Telecommunication Services0.7%Utilities0.7%Transportation0.5%Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment0.5%Technology Hardware & Equipment0.4%Household & Personal Products0.1%

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About this data

Where the data comes from

Official ASIC reports

All short position data is sourced directly from ASIC (Australian Securities and Investments Commission) daily reports. We track over 4,500 ASX-listed securities with historical data from 2010 to present — the top 100 short positions on the ASX, with interactive historical charts and industry sector breakdowns.

Why the data is 4 trading days old

T+4 reporting delay

ASIC publishes short position data with a 4 trading day delay to balance market transparency with preventing potential manipulation. Data shown reflects positions from 4 trading days ago, not real-time figures.

What you can do here

Charts, screeners and reports

View interactive historical charts, industry heatmaps, and weekly reports. Screen stocks by short interest, days to cover, director trades, and news sentiment. Track short interest trends, identify heavily shorted companies, and monitor bearish sentiment across the Australian market.

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Short selling on the ASX: common questions

Is short selling legal in Australia?

Yes. Short selling is legal in Australia and regulated by ASIC, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, which requires market participants to report their net short positions. Naked short selling — selling shares without first arranging to borrow them — is prohibited under section 1020B of the Corporations Act 2001.

What is short interest?

Short interest is the total number of shares held short in a stock, usually expressed as a percentage of the company's total shares on issue. On the ASX, below 5% is normal, 10-15% is elevated, and above 20% signals extreme bearish positioning and potential short squeeze pressure.

Why is ASIC short data 4 trading days delayed?

ASIC publishes aggregated short positions with a T+4 trading day delay, so each report reflects positions held four trading days earlier. The delay gives ASIC time to compile accurate figures, protects reporters from being front-run, and limits the scope for market manipulation.

How do you short a stock on the ASX?

You borrow the shares through a broker with a securities lending arrangement in place, sell them at the current price, then buy them back later — profiting if the price has fallen. Covered short selling is the only legal form in Australia, and losses are theoretically unlimited if the price rises instead. Read the full guide to shorting the ASX.

More answers in the short selling FAQ, or work through the short selling guides in Learn.