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.
ASIC short position data as at (T+4 reporting delay)
| Rank | Code | Company | Short Interest % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOT | Lotus Resources | 22.49% |
| 2 | DMP | Domino's Pizza Enterprises | 13.64% |
| 3 | DRO | Droneshield | 13.37% |
| 4 | 4DX | 4Dmedical | 13.36% |
| 5 | FLT | Flight Centre Travel Group | 12.34% |
| 6 | PDN | Paladin Energy | 12.03% |
| 7 | TLX | Telix Pharmaceuticals | 11.67% |
| 8 | BOE | Boss Energy | 11.61% |
| 9 | CAR | Car Group | 11.47% |
| 10 | HLS | Healius | 10.79% |
| 11 | ELD | Elders | 10.60% |
| 12 | TWE | Treasury Wine Estates | 10.38% |
| 13 | LYC | Lynas Rare Earths | 10.34% |
| 14 | BAP | Bapcor | 10.12% |
| 15 | EDV | Endeavour Group | 9.67% |
| 16 | PNV | Polynovo | 9.58% |
| 17 | IPX | Iperionx | 9.52% |
| 18 | COH | Cochlear | 9.50% |
| 19 | PLS | PLS Group | 9.50% |
| 20 | RIO | Rio Tinto | 9.30% |
| 21 | GYG | Guzman Y Gomez | 9.15% |
| 22 | GMD | Genesis Minerals | 8.94% |
| 23 | CUV | Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals | 8.85% |
| 24 | DYL | Deep Yellow | 8.82% |
| 25 | SLX | Silex Systems | 8.75% |
| 26 | CU6 | Clarity Pharmaceuticals | 8.54% |
| 27 | WTC | Wisetech Global | 8.46% |
| 28 | NXT | Nextdc | 8.33% |
| 29 | BPT | Beach Energy | 8.32% |
| 30 | IPH | IPH | 8.28% |
| 31 | ZIP | Zip Co | 8.25% |
| 32 | BRG | Breville Group | 8.02% |
| 33 | TPW | Temple & Webster Group | 7.72% |
| 34 | MSB | Mesoblast | 7.57% |
| 35 | A2M | The A2 Milk Company | 7.36% |
| 36 | BMN | Bannerman Energy | 7.35% |
| 37 | CTD | Corporate Travel Management | 7.21% |
| 38 | SHL | Sonic Healthcare | 7.21% |
| 39 | LIC | Lifestyle Communities | 7.13% |
| 40 | PWH | Pwr Holdings | 7.09% |
| 41 | JIN | Jumbo Interactive | 7.09% |
| 42 | CAT | Catapult Sports | 7.08% |
| 43 | VUL | Vulcan Energy Resources | 7.07% |
| 44 | ILU | Iluka Resources | 6.88% |
| 45 | ACL | Australian Clinical Labs | 6.73% |
| 46 | NAN | Nanosonics | 6.64% |
| 47 | LLC | Lendlease Group | 6.59% |
| 48 | FFM | Firefly Metals | 6.57% |
| 49 | CYL | Catalyst Metals | 6.51% |
| 50 | HMC | HMC Capital | 6.27% |
| 51 | DGT | Digico Infrastructure Reit | 6.24% |
| 52 | EOS | Electro Optic Systems Holdings | 6.21% |
| 53 | ASX | ASX | 6.16% |
| 54 | GEM | G8 Education | 6.03% |
| 55 | ING | Inghams Group | 5.84% |
| 56 | A4N | Alpha Hpa | 5.83% |
| 57 | ORA | Orora | 5.79% |
| 58 | MI6 | Minerals 260 | 5.78% |
| 59 | RHC | Ramsay Health Care | 5.77% |
| 60 | ARB | ARB | 5.64% |
| 61 | AGL | AGL Energy | 5.49% |
| 62 | NEU | Neuren Pharmaceuticals | 5.22% |
| 63 | UNI | Universal Store Holdings | 5.06% |
| 64 | SBM | St Barbara | 5.04% |
| 65 | AUB | Aub Group | 4.87% |
| 66 | DVP | Develop Global | 4.82% |
| 67 | NHC | New Hope | 4.79% |
| 68 | PNI | Pinnacle Investment Management Group | 4.72% |
| 69 | MIN | Mineral Resources | 4.69% |
| 70 | PXA | Pexa Group | 4.65% |
| 71 | GDG | Generation Development Group | 4.61% |
| 72 | BC8 | Black Cat Syndicate | 4.57% |
| 73 | TYR | Tyro Payments | 4.54% |
| 74 | TLC | The Lottery | 4.51% |
| 75 | XRO | Xero | 4.50% |
| 76 | WEB | Web Travel Group | 4.38% |
| 77 | SGP | Stockland | 4.34% |
| 78 | CIA | Champion Iron | 4.28% |
| 79 | NCK | Nick Scali | 4.23% |
| 80 | KAR | Karoon Energy | 4.21% |
| 81 | PME | Pro Medicus | 4.18% |
| 82 | OBM | Ora Banda Mining | 4.08% |
| 83 | IEL | Idp Education | 3.98% |
| 84 | PDI | Predictive Discovery | 3.83% |
| 85 | EVN | Evolution Mining | 3.82% |
| 86 | JHX | James Hardie Industries | 3.72% |
| 87 | SIG | Sigma Healthcare | 3.69% |
| 88 | SNL | Supply Network | 3.68% |
| 89 | IMM | Immutep | 3.68% |
| 90 | REA | Rea Group | 3.62% |
| 91 | EVT | EVT | 3.62% |
| 92 | SUL | Super Retail Group | 3.58% |
| 93 | MPL | Medibank Private | 3.58% |
| 94 | SOL | Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company | 3.57% |
| 95 | CHN | Chalice Mining | 3.51% |
| 96 | BEN | Bendigo and Adelaide Bank | 3.45% |
| 97 | MMS | Mcmillan Shakespeare | 3.35% |
| 98 | SDR | Siteminder | 3.33% |
| 99 | LTR | Liontown | 3.32% |
| 100 | DTL | Data#3 | 3.29% |
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Stocks with the biggest short position changes
Over the past week of ASIC short position data to 27 July, short sellers built their largest new positions in Polynovo (PNV, up 0.84 percentage points to 9.58% of shares on issue), Paladin Energy (PDN, up 0.49pp to 12.03%) and Sonic Healthcare (SHL, up 0.40pp to 7.21%). 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 Firefly Metals (FFM, down 0.57 percentage points to 6.57% of shares on issue), Pwr Holdings (PWH, down 0.42pp to 7.09%) and Boss Energy (BOE, down 0.31pp to 11.61%). Falling short interest can mean the bear case has played out — or that short sellers are locking in profits and reducing exposure.
Track every position change in the stock screener or browse the top 100 most shorted ASX stocks.
Explore short positions across 25 ASX industry sectors
Materials4.4%
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail3.6%
Automobiles & Components3.0%
Consumer Services2.5%
Food, Beverage & Tobacco2.1%
Consumer Durables & Apparel2.0%
Insurance1.9%
Health Care Equipment & Services1.8%
Real Estate Management & Development1.8%
Banks1.7%
Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail1.6%
Energy1.5%
Media & Entertainment1.4%
Financial Services1.3%
Software & Services1.2%
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences1.1%Capital Goods1.0%
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)0.9%
Commercial & Professional Services0.8%
Telecommunication Services0.8%
Utilities0.8%
Transportation0.6%
Technology Hardware & Equipment0.4%
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment0.4%
Household & Personal Products0.0%
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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.
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.
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.
Go deeper: ASX short selling statistics — total dollars shorted, daily short interest scans, or the top 100 most shorted ASX stocks.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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