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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 32, 2026

ASX Short Selling Report: Week 2026-W32

Weekly short position data for 2026-W32. 701 stocks tracked with an average short position of 1.44%.

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 %
1DRODroneshield15.18%
2DMPDomino's Pizza Enterprises12.73%
3LOTLotus Resources12.21%
44DX4Dmedical12.13%
5BOEBoss Energy11.86%
6CARCar Group11.68%
7FLTFlight Centre Travel Group11.68%
8PDNPaladin Energy11.56%
9TLXTelix Pharmaceuticals11.38%
10HLSHealius10.56%
11TWETreasury Wine Estates10.54%
12LYCLynas Rare Earths10.40%
13ELDElders10.39%
14PLSPLS Group10.27%
15BAPBapcor9.94%
16IPXIperionx9.84%
17GMDGenesis Minerals9.55%
18RIORio Tinto9.50%
19PNVPolynovo9.49%
20COHCochlear9.29%
21EDVEndeavour Group9.05%
22CUVClinuvel Pharmaceuticals8.78%
23GYGGuzman Y Gomez8.62%
24DYLDeep Yellow8.62%
25CU6Clarity Pharmaceuticals8.25%
26BPTBeach Energy8.20%
27SLXSilex Systems8.19%
28WTCWisetech Global8.16%
29ZIPZip Co8.09%
30NXTNextdc7.93%
31SHLSonic Healthcare7.91%
32BRGBreville Group7.81%
33IPHIPH7.78%
34MSBMesoblast7.74%
35BMNBannerman Energy7.74%
36VULVulcan Energy Resources7.46%
37A4NAlpha Hpa7.30%
38EOSElectro Optic Systems Holdings7.21%
39LICLifestyle Communities7.14%
40A2MThe A2 Milk Company7.14%
41ACLAustralian Clinical Labs7.06%
42CATCatapult Sports7.01%
43DVPDevelop Global6.98%
44ILUIluka Resources6.94%
45NANNanosonics6.72%
46TPWTemple & Webster Group6.59%
47JINJumbo Interactive6.57%
48FFMFirefly Metals6.36%
49ARBARB6.21%
50ASXASX6.18%
51ORAOrora6.06%
52LLCLendlease Group6.05%
53HMCHMC Capital6.04%
54DGTDigico Infrastructure Reit5.99%
55MI6Minerals 2605.90%
56CYLCatalyst Metals5.81%
57PWHPwr Holdings5.71%
58CTDCorporate Travel Management5.63%
59AGLAGL Energy5.50%
60GEMG8 Education5.47%
61RHCRamsay Health Care5.46%
62INGInghams Group5.46%
63CIAChampion Iron5.42%
64NEUNeuren Pharmaceuticals5.33%
65SBMSt Barbara5.15%
66SGPStockland5.09%
67UNIUniversal Store Holdings5.03%
68AUBAub Group4.96%
69MINMineral Resources4.91%
70NHCNew Hope4.85%
71KARKaroon Energy4.80%
72PNIPinnacle Investment Management Group4.66%
73PXAPexa Group4.56%
74XROXero4.39%
75NCKNick Scali4.30%
76TLCThe Lottery4.29%
77OBMOra Banda Mining4.27%
78TYRTyro Payments4.23%
79EVNEvolution Mining4.22%
80PMEPro Medicus4.18%
81PDIPredictive Discovery4.14%
82IELIdp Education4.09%
83GDGGeneration Development Group4.01%
84BC8Black Cat Syndicate3.87%
85JHXJames Hardie Industries3.72%
86MYRMyer Holdings3.69%
87EVTEVT3.66%
88REARea Group3.65%
89SULSuper Retail Group3.61%
90SOLWashington H. Soul Pattinson and Company3.58%
91LTRLiontown3.57%
92LOVLovisa Holdings3.52%
93SIGSigma Healthcare3.48%
94BENBendigo and Adelaide Bank3.41%
95MPLMedibank Private3.40%
96CHNChalice Mining3.38%
97SNLSupply Network3.36%
98PPTPerpetual3.30%
99JBHJb Hi-Fi3.16%
100ANNAnsell3.14%

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Trending This Week

Stocks with the biggest short position changes

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Rising Short Interest
PLSPls Group
10.27%+0.76%
Falling Short Interest
LOTLotus Resources
12.21%-11.81%
PWHPwr Holdings
5.71%-1.15%
4DX4dmedical
12.13%-1.06%
TPWTemple & Webster Group
6.59%-1.01%
SLXSilex Systems
8.19%-0.76%

Where Short Sellers Are Building and Covering

Over the past week of ASIC short position data to 5 August, short sellers built their largest new positions in PLS Group (PLS, up 0.76 percentage points to 10.27% of shares on issue), Develop Global (DVP, up 0.40pp to 6.98%) and Sonic Healthcare (SHL, up 0.38pp to 7.91%). 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 11.81 percentage points to 12.21% of shares on issue), Pwr Holdings (PWH, down 1.15pp to 5.71%) and 4Dmedical (4DX, down 1.06pp to 12.13%). 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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Materials4.3%Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail3.6%Automobiles & Components2.8%Consumer Services2.2%Food, Beverage & Tobacco2.1%Consumer Durables & Apparel2.0%Insurance1.8%Health Care Equipment & Services1.8%Real Estate Management & Development1.7%Banks1.7%Energy1.5%Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail1.5%Media & Entertainment1.4%Financial Services1.3%Software & Services1.1%Capital Goods1.1%Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences1.0%Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)1.0%Commercial & Professional Services0.8%Telecommunication Services0.8%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.

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.