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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.

Shorted.com.au provides free daily short selling data sourced directly from ASIC (Australian Securities and Investments Commission). See Australia's most shorted stocks — the top 100 short positions on the ASX — with interactive historical charts, industry sector breakdowns, and comprehensive analysis. Data is updated daily with a T+4 trading day delay as published by ASIC. Track short interest trends, identify heavily shorted companies, and monitor bearish sentiment across the Australian market.

Latest ReportWeek 30, 2026

QOR’s shorts evaporate (-3.28σ) as TWE barges into the top 10

The week’s cleanest signal was QOR: short interest collapsed from 1.63% to 0.14% (-1.49%), a -3.28 z-score move on a 4-week falling streak, coinciding with its 2026-07-20 removal from the Official List [ref-1]. In the top 10, LOT stayed pinned at 22.80% (14.7 days-to-cover) while TWE entered at 10.57% with 31.9 days-to-cover [ref-2]. Market-wide shorting barely moved: average short interest was 1.49% (+0.01%) with breadth perfectly split (136 risers vs 136 fallers) [ref-3].

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 %
1LOTLotus Resources22.80%
2DMPDomino's Pizza Enterprises13.72%
34DX4Dmedical13.40%
4DRODroneshield12.88%
5FLTFlight Centre Travel Group12.27%
6CARCar Group11.70%
7TLXTelix Pharmaceuticals11.61%
8BOEBoss Energy11.59%
9PDNPaladin Energy11.45%
10ELDElders10.78%
11HLSHealius10.65%
12TWETreasury Wine Estates10.28%
13LYCLynas Rare Earths10.25%
14BAPBapcor9.82%
15EDVEndeavour Group9.66%
16COHCochlear9.50%
17IPXIperionx9.42%
18PLSPLS Group9.39%
19RIORio Tinto9.24%
20PNVPolynovo9.20%
21GYGGuzman Y Gomez8.99%
22GMDGenesis Minerals8.86%
23CUVClinuvel Pharmaceuticals8.85%
24SLXSilex Systems8.71%
25DYLDeep Yellow8.67%
26WTCWisetech Global8.54%
27ZIPZip Co8.43%
28BPTBeach Energy8.42%
29IPHIPH8.37%
30NXTNextdc8.09%
31CU6Clarity Pharmaceuticals8.09%
32BRGBreville Group8.07%
33TPWTemple & Webster Group7.64%
34MSBMesoblast7.52%
35A2MThe A2 Milk Company7.37%
36BMNBannerman Energy7.24%
37PWHPwr Holdings7.23%
38LICLifestyle Communities7.21%
39CTDCorporate Travel Management7.18%
40JINJumbo Interactive7.11%
41SHLSonic Healthcare7.04%
42VULVulcan Energy Resources7.00%
43CATCatapult Sports6.92%
44ILUIluka Resources6.78%
45LLCLendlease Group6.69%
46FFMFirefly Metals6.64%
47CYLCatalyst Metals6.63%
48NANNanosonics6.62%
49ACLAustralian Clinical Labs6.62%
50EOSElectro Optic Systems Holdings6.38%
51ASXASX6.35%
52DGTDigico Infrastructure Reit6.25%
53HMCHMC Capital6.21%
54GEMG8 Education6.05%
55INGInghams Group5.92%
56RHCRamsay Health Care5.82%
57ORAOrora5.72%
58ARBARB5.69%
59A4NAlpha Hpa5.64%
60MI6Minerals 2605.61%
61AGLAGL Energy5.59%
62NEUNeuren Pharmaceuticals5.16%
63AUBAub Group5.13%
64SBMSt Barbara5.04%
65DVPDevelop Global4.88%
66UNIUniversal Store Holdings4.83%
67GDGGeneration Development Group4.81%
68KARKaroon Energy4.79%
69PNIPinnacle Investment Management Group4.76%
70NHCNew Hope4.72%
71WEBWeb Travel Group4.72%
72TLCThe Lottery4.67%
73BC8Black Cat Syndicate4.65%
74TYRTyro Payments4.61%
75PXAPexa Group4.57%
76XROXero4.54%
77MINMineral Resources4.53%
78PMEPro Medicus4.34%
79NCKNick Scali4.14%
80CIAChampion Iron4.14%
81SGPStockland4.05%
82OBMOra Banda Mining4.01%
83IELIdp Education3.96%
84EVNEvolution Mining3.75%
85IMMImmutep3.74%
86SNLSupply Network3.73%
87SIGSigma Healthcare3.71%
88PDIPredictive Discovery3.69%
89REARea Group3.68%
90JHXJames Hardie Industries3.66%
91EVTEVT3.63%
92SULSuper Retail Group3.59%
93MPLMedibank Private3.57%
94SOLWashington H. Soul Pattinson and Company3.55%
95BENBendigo and Adelaide Bank3.53%
96SDRSiteminder3.51%
97CHNChalice Mining3.48%
98MMSMcmillan Shakespeare3.44%
99DTLData#33.35%
100LOVLovisa Holdings3.29%

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Stocks with the biggest short position changes

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Rising Short Interest
4DX4dmedical
13.23%+0.57%
LYCLynas Rare Earths
10.26%+0.54%
SHLSonic Healthcare
6.89%+0.40%
ZIPZip Co Limited..
8.29%+0.36%
CU6Clarity Pharmaceuticals
8.23%+0.34%
Falling Short Interest
COHCochlear
9.42%-0.45%
PDNPaladin Energy
11.45%-0.34%
PWHPwr Holdings
7.26%-0.31%

Where Short Sellers Are Building and Covering

Over the past week of ASIC short position data to 22 July, short sellers built their largest new positions in 4Dmedical (4DX, up 0.57 percentage points to 13.23% of shares on issue), Lynas Rare Earths (LYC, up 0.54pp to 10.26%) and Sonic Healthcare (SHL, up 0.40pp to 6.89%). 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 Cochlear (COH, down 0.45 percentage points to 9.42% of shares on issue), Paladin Energy (PDN, down 0.34pp to 11.45%) and Pwr Holdings (PWH, down 0.31pp to 7.26%). 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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Materials4.3%Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail3.6%Automobiles & Components3.1%Consumer Services2.6%Food, Beverage & Tobacco2.2%Consumer Durables & Apparel2.0%Insurance1.9%Health Care Equipment & Services1.8%Real Estate Management & Development1.8%Banks1.7%Energy1.5%Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail1.5%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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Official ASIC Data

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.

T+4 Trading Day 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.

Charts & Analysis

View interactive historical charts, industry heatmaps, and weekly reports. Screen stocks by short interest, days to cover, director trades, and news sentiment. Track the most shorted ASX stocks with daily updates.

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

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.