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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.

Most Shorted ASX Stocks

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

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Latest ReportWeek 36, 2026

COH and CAR: the week shorts hit the eject button

This week was defined by brutal short-covering in large caps: COH collapsed from 9.34% short to 2.33% (-7.01%; -7.79 sigma) and CAR halved from 11.57% to 5.11% (-6.46%; -20.81 sigma). Despite the unwind, DRO still leads the ASX at 15.36% short, while FLT is NEW TO TOP 10 at 10.55%. Market-wide, average short interest fell -0.05% WoW, even as breadth favoured increases (187 risers vs 127 fallers). [ref-1]

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Stocks with the biggest short position changes

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Rising Short Interest
SDRSiteminder
6.01%+1.58%
LOTLotus Resources
15.03%+1.16%
DRODroneshield
15.36%+1.01%
BOEBoss Energy
9.81%+0.93%
JINJumbo Interactive
7.43%+0.83%
Falling Short Interest
A4NAlpha Hpa
6.24%-1.87%
BAPBapcor
7.80%-1.44%
GYGGuzman Y Gomez
6.44%-0.82%

Where Short Sellers Are Building and Covering

Over the past week of ASIC short position data to 31 August, short sellers built their largest new positions in Siteminder (SDR, up 1.58 percentage points to 6.01% of shares on issue), Lotus Resources (LOT, up 1.16pp to 15.03%) and Droneshield (DRO, up 1.01pp to 15.36%). 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 Alpha Hpa (A4N, down 1.87 percentage points to 6.24% of shares on issue), Bapcor (BAP, down 1.44pp to 7.80%) and Guzman Y Gomez (GYG, down 0.82pp to 6.44%). 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 & Retail4.0%Automobiles & Components2.3%Consumer Durables & Apparel2.3%Banks2.1%Consumer Services2.0%Insurance2.0%Real Estate Management & Development1.9%Food, Beverage & Tobacco1.9%Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail1.5%Health Care Equipment & Services1.5%Energy1.4%Financial Services1.4%Software & Services1.2%Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)1.2%Media & Entertainment1.1%Capital Goods1.1%Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences1.0%Telecommunication Services0.9%Commercial & Professional Services0.8%Utilities0.7%Transportation0.6%Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment0.5%Technology Hardware & Equipment0.4%Household & Personal Products0.1%

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ASX Reporting Season and Short Sellers: What August Does to Crowded Shorts

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Australian reporting season compresses hundreds of results into a few weeks in February and August. For heavily shorted stocks it is the window where a thesis either gets confirmed or gets run over, and ASIC's four-day reporting lag means you watch the covering arrive after the fact. Here is how the season works and how to read short data through it.

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.

Go deeper: ASX short selling statistics — total dollars shorted, daily short interest scans, the top 100 most shorted ASX stocks, or the full list of ASX short positions.

New to this? Learn how short selling works on the ASX, keep the short selling glossary handy, then read the weekly ASX short selling reports.

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 %
1DRODroneshield15.36%
2LOTLotus Resources15.03%
34DX4Dmedical12.33%
4DMPDomino's Pizza Enterprises12.04%
5TWETreasury Wine Estates11.76%
6PLSPLS Group11.09%
7ZIPZip Co11.08%
8ELDElders10.93%
9PDNPaladin Energy10.65%
10FLTFlight Centre Travel Group10.55%
11TLXTelix Pharmaceuticals10.42%
12IPXIperionx10.27%
13LYCLynas Rare Earths10.11%
14RIORio Tinto9.83%
15BOEBoss Energy9.81%
16DYLDeep Yellow9.74%
17IPHIPH9.18%
18WTCWisetech Global9.09%
19EDVEndeavour Group8.92%
20GMDGenesis Minerals8.83%
21BRGBreville Group8.82%
22CU6Clarity Pharmaceuticals8.81%
23HLSHealius8.42%
24CUVClinuvel Pharmaceuticals8.35%
25PNVPolynovo8.17%
26NXTNextdc7.94%
27SLXSilex Systems7.93%
28BAPBapcor7.80%
29LLCLendlease Group7.65%
30A2MThe A2 Milk Company7.63%
31EOSElectro Optic Systems Holdings7.46%
32JINJumbo Interactive7.43%
33BPTBeach Energy7.41%
34NANNanosonics7.28%
35ORAOrora7.27%
36MSBMesoblast7.24%
37VULVulcan Energy Resources7.08%
38BMNBannerman Energy7.01%
39DVPDevelop Global6.73%
40LICLifestyle Communities6.71%
41DGTDigico Infrastructure Reit6.66%
42CATCatapult Sports6.63%
43GYGGuzman Y Gomez6.44%
44A4NAlpha Hpa6.24%
45CIAChampion Iron6.18%
46TLCThe Lottery6.14%
47ILUIluka Resources6.13%
48SDRSiteminder6.01%
49PXAPexa Group5.86%
50ARBARB5.74%
51TYRTyro Payments5.64%
52NCKNick Scali5.61%
53GEMG8 Education5.36%
54ASXASX5.29%
55PNIPinnacle Investment Management Group5.26%
56CARCar Group5.11%
57GDGGeneration Development Group5.09%
58XROXero5.06%
59BENBendigo and Adelaide Bank5.04%
60GNCGraincorp4.99%
61FFMFirefly Metals4.97%
62CYLCatalyst Metals4.93%
63AUBAub Group4.90%
64ACLAustralian Clinical Labs4.89%
65NHCNew Hope4.82%
66MI6Minerals 2604.78%
67JBHJb Hi-Fi4.78%
68TPWTemple & Webster Group4.70%
69AGLAGL Energy4.69%
70MYRMyer Holdings4.51%
71SBMSt Barbara4.37%
72RHCRamsay Health Care4.35%
73PMEPro Medicus4.32%
74MFGMagellan Financial Group4.25%
75CTDCorporate Travel Management4.24%
76EVNEvolution Mining4.22%
77ARFArena Reit4.21%
78LTRLiontown4.18%
79MINMineral Resources4.11%
80EMLEML Payments4.03%
81SIGSigma Healthcare3.93%
82BOQBank of Queensland3.89%
83REARea Group3.86%
84SULSuper Retail Group3.84%
85KARKaroon Energy3.83%
86NEUNeuren Pharmaceuticals3.76%
87INAIngenia Communities Group3.71%
88HMCHMC Capital3.71%
89ELVElevra Lithium3.68%
90AOVAmotiv3.66%
91BC8Black Cat Syndicate3.64%
92JHXJames Hardie Industries3.63%
93MTSMetcash3.61%
94INGInghams Group3.49%
95WDSWoodside Energy Group3.40%
96HLIHelia Group3.35%
97UNIUniversal Store Holdings3.33%
98SOLWashington H. Soul Pattinson and Company3.27%
99MEKMeeka Metals3.26%
100FMGFortescue3.23%

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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.