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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 40, 2026

DRO’s now #1 short — and the exits are getting crowded

Shorting broadened without getting bigger: 173 risers versus 114 fallers, while the average short position held at 1.52% (WoW +0.00%) across 691 stocks. DRO finished the week as the ASX’s most shorted name at 15.17% (+0.43%) with 16.6 days-to-cover, while PLS pushed to 12.29% (+0.40%) for a 12-week streak. The real pressure point is liquidity: DMP (29.2 days-to-cover) and TWE (27.3) are still sitting in the top 10 with exits that could get ugly fast if the tape turns.

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Stocks with the biggest short position changes

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Rising Short Interest
LOTLotus Resources
14.41%+1.16%
LTRLiontown
6.90%+0.95%
DVPDevelop Global
7.56%+0.87%
TLCThe Lottery
9.16%+0.85%
LYCLynas Rare Earths
11.41%+0.83%
Falling Short Interest
4DX4dmedical
11.01%-0.92%
DRODroneshield
14.56%-0.61%

Where Short Sellers Are Building and Covering

Over the past week of ASIC short position data to 2 October, short sellers built their largest new positions in Lotus Resources (LOT, up 1.16 percentage points to 14.41% of shares on issue), Liontown (LTR, up 0.95pp to 6.90%) and Develop Global (DVP, up 0.87pp to 7.56%). 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 4Dmedical (4DX, down 0.92 percentage points to 11.01% of shares on issue), Droneshield (DRO, down 0.61pp to 14.56%) and Electro Optic Systems Holdings (EOS, down 0.39pp to 9.98%). 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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Explore short positions across 25 ASX industry sectors

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Materials4.9%Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail3.7%Insurance2.7%Banks2.4%Real Estate Management & Development2.1%Consumer Durables & Apparel2.1%Food, Beverage & Tobacco2.0%Automobiles & Components1.9%Consumer Services1.7%Telecommunication Services1.6%Financial Services1.5%Energy1.5%Health Care Equipment & Services1.4%Software & Services1.4%Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail1.3%Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)1.3%Capital Goods1.2%Media & Entertainment1.1%Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment1.0%Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences1.0%Commercial & Professional Services0.9%Utilities0.7%Technology Hardware & Equipment0.6%Transportation0.5%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.

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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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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 %
1DRODroneshield14.56%
2LOTLotus Resources14.41%
3BOEBoss Energy13.36%
4IPXIperionx12.90%
5PLSPLS Group12.73%
6ZIPZip Co12.48%
7DMPDomino's Pizza Enterprises11.74%
8PDNPaladin Energy11.47%
9LYCLynas Rare Earths11.41%
10WTCWisetech Global11.05%
114DX4Dmedical11.01%
12TLXTelix Pharmaceuticals10.77%
13TWETreasury Wine Estates10.51%
14FLTFlight Centre Travel Group10.37%
15ELDElders10.13%
16EOSElectro Optic Systems Holdings9.98%
17RIORio Tinto9.76%
18LLCLendlease Group9.38%
19TLCThe Lottery9.16%
20CUVClinuvel Pharmaceuticals9.02%
21IPHIPH8.99%
22CU6Clarity Pharmaceuticals8.93%
23DYLDeep Yellow8.80%
24NXTNextdc8.68%
25EDVEndeavour Group8.67%
26AYAArtrya8.33%
27MI6Minerals 2608.30%
28GMDGenesis Minerals8.29%
29SDRSiteminder8.26%
30BRGBreville Group8.25%
31BPTBeach Energy7.97%
32SLXSilex Systems7.94%
33MSBMesoblast7.58%
34DVPDevelop Global7.56%
35GDGGeneration Development Group7.52%
36VULVulcan Energy Resources7.46%
37PNVPolynovo7.30%
38A2MThe A2 Milk Company7.28%
39AUBAub Group7.22%
40CYLCatalyst Metals7.15%
41CATCatapult Sports7.14%
42NCKNick Scali6.98%
43LTRLiontown6.90%
44ELVElevra Lithium6.82%
45NANNanosonics6.76%
46PXAPexa Group6.64%
47CIAChampion Iron6.45%
48A4NAlpha Hpa6.34%
49TYRTyro Payments6.28%
50ILUIluka Resources6.16%
51LICLifestyle Communities6.00%
52ABBAussie Broadband5.87%
53XROXero5.78%
54BENBendigo and Adelaide Bank5.76%
55ORAOrora5.72%
56LINLindian Resources5.66%
57ARUArafura Rare Earths5.57%
58RHCRamsay Health Care5.54%
59ASXASX5.54%
60GYGGuzman Y Gomez5.50%
61MFGMagellan Financial Group5.49%
62SIGSigma Healthcare5.48%
63DGTDigico Infrastructure Reit5.45%
64PNIPinnacle Investment Management Group5.39%
65INAIngenia Communities Group5.33%
66NECNine Entertainment Co. Holdings5.28%
67CBOCobram Estate Olives5.20%
68AGLAGL Energy5.13%
69SULSuper Retail Group5.04%
70ACLAustralian Clinical Labs5.01%
71TPWTemple & Webster Group4.90%
72BC8Black Cat Syndicate4.70%
73HSNHansen Technologies4.68%
74NHCNew Hope4.68%
75CARCar Group4.65%
76MINMineral Resources4.63%
77HMCHMC Capital4.53%
78EVNEvolution Mining4.46%
79PPTPerpetual4.46%
80ARBARB4.40%
81BOQBank of Queensland4.25%
82SDFSteadfast Group4.22%
83MTSMetcash4.18%
84KARKaroon Energy4.17%
85PMEPro Medicus4.15%
86BMNBannerman Energy4.14%
87INGInghams Group4.05%
88SBMSt Barbara3.99%
89PDIPredictive Discovery3.98%
90CHNChalice Mining3.95%
91VCXVicinity Centres3.87%
92REARea Group3.85%
93CXOCore Lithium3.84%
94MPLMedibank Private3.74%
95ARFArena Reit3.64%
96HLIHelia Group3.57%
97FMGFortescue3.56%
98SRLSunrise Energy Metals3.51%
99AAIAlcoa3.51%
100AOVAmotiv3.47%

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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.