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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 42, 2026

DRO at 16.23%: shorts press the slide — and it’s a 15.9‑day exit

Shorting was flat on average at 1.57% (WoW +0.00%), but the tape skewed to fresh adds: 188 risers versus 104 fallers (moves >0.01pp) [ref-1]. DRO led the market at 16.23% short (+0.46%) with 15.9 days-to-cover as the share price fell to $1.53 (-15.24% weekly) [ref-1] [ref-2]. The other story is crowding risk: DMP sits at 12.14% short (+0.22%) with 29.0 days-to-cover after a +9.50% week [ref-1] [ref-2].

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Highlights Larvotto Resources (ASX:LRV) and Core Lithium (ASX:CXO) have recently joined the ranks of ASX producers, with antimony and lithium concentrate now being made A wider group is approaching output across rare earths, copper, lithium brine, lime, phosphate, silver-lead, tungsten, graphite and antimony Timelines range from the coming weeks to 2028, and each project still has commissioning, funding and price risks to clear For resources companies, the road from exploration to production i...

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Stocks with the biggest short position changes

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Rising Short Interest
GLCGlencore
12.15%+6.32%
GDGGeneration Development Group
9.02%+1.50%
ELVElevra Lithium
7.60%+1.05%
PDNPaladin Energy
12.80%+0.98%
LTRLiontown
8.04%+0.85%
Falling Short Interest
DMPDomino'S Pizza Enterprises
11.20%-0.94%
AYAArtrya
9.29%-0.76%
RIORio Tinto
9.00%-0.65%

Where Short Sellers Are Building and Covering

Over the past week of ASIC short position data to 16 October, short sellers built their largest new positions in Glencore (GLC, up 6.32 percentage points to 12.15% of shares on issue), Generation Development Group (GDG, up 1.50pp to 9.02%) and Elevra Lithium (ELV, up 1.05pp to 7.60%). 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 Domino's Pizza Enterprises (DMP, down 0.94 percentage points to 11.20% of shares on issue), Artrya (AYA, down 0.76pp to 9.29%) and Rio Tinto (RIO, down 0.65pp to 9.00%). 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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Materials5.3%Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail3.7%Insurance2.8%Banks2.5%Consumer Durables & Apparel2.1%Real Estate Management & Development2.0%Food, Beverage & Tobacco2.0%Automobiles & Components1.8%Consumer Services1.7%Telecommunication Services1.7%Energy1.6%Financial Services1.5%Software & Services1.4%Health Care Equipment & Services1.4%Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail1.3%Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)1.3%Capital Goods1.3%Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment1.2%Media & Entertainment1.1%Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences1.0%Commercial & Professional Services0.9%Utilities0.6%Technology Hardware & Equipment0.6%Transportation0.6%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, the strategy-driven stock picker, 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 %
1DRODroneshield16.11%
2LOTLotus Resources15.48%
3BOEBoss Energy14.69%
4ZIPZip Co13.39%
5PLSPLS Group13.26%
6PDNPaladin Energy12.80%
7IPXIperionx12.76%
8GLCGlencore12.15%
9LYCLynas Rare Earths11.88%
10DMPDomino's Pizza Enterprises11.20%
11EOSElectro Optic Systems Holdings10.92%
12TLXTelix Pharmaceuticals10.79%
13WTCWisetech Global10.78%
144DX4Dmedical10.51%
15CU6Clarity Pharmaceuticals10.27%
16FLTFlight Centre Travel Group10.15%
17TLCThe Lottery9.96%
18DYLDeep Yellow9.90%
19TWETreasury Wine Estates9.75%
20ELDElders9.30%
21AYAArtrya9.29%
22GDGGeneration Development Group9.02%
23RIORio Tinto9.00%
24VULVulcan Energy Resources8.96%
25LLCLendlease Group8.87%
26CUVClinuvel Pharmaceuticals8.80%
27IPHIPH8.75%
28GMDGenesis Minerals8.66%
29EDVEndeavour Group8.45%
30NXTNextdc8.29%
31SLXSilex Systems8.21%
32BRGBreville Group8.13%
33MI6Minerals 2608.08%
34LTRLiontown8.04%
35MSBMesoblast7.96%
36BPTBeach Energy7.95%
37DVPDevelop Global7.93%
38SDRSiteminder7.89%
39ELVElevra Lithium7.60%
40A4NAlpha Hpa7.57%
41A2MThe A2 Milk Company7.52%
42PNVPolynovo7.32%
43CYLCatalyst Metals7.22%
44NCKNick Scali7.14%
45AUBAub Group7.13%
46CATCatapult Sports7.05%
47ILUIluka Resources6.97%
48NANNanosonics6.94%
49CIAChampion Iron6.61%
50ABBAussie Broadband6.41%
51LINLindian Resources6.37%
52PXAPexa Group6.33%
53TYRTyro Payments6.29%
54PNIPinnacle Investment Management Group6.24%
55LICLifestyle Communities6.19%
56ARUArafura Rare Earths6.12%
57XROXero6.04%
58MFGMagellan Financial Group5.95%
59BMNBannerman Energy5.64%
60BENBendigo and Adelaide Bank5.47%
61ASXASX5.39%
62SIGSigma Healthcare5.26%
63ORAOrora5.18%
64INAIngenia Communities Group5.16%
65TPWTemple & Webster Group5.16%
66NECNine Entertainment Co. Holdings5.16%
67AGLAGL Energy5.10%
68CARCar Group5.09%
69CXOCore Lithium5.07%
70HSNHansen Technologies4.96%
71SULSuper Retail Group4.91%
72RHCRamsay Health Care4.91%
73MTSMetcash4.82%
74CBOCobram Estate Olives4.79%
75DGTDigico Infrastructure Reit4.70%
76HMCHMC Capital4.66%
77BC8Black Cat Syndicate4.65%
78EVNEvolution Mining4.59%
79MINMineral Resources4.58%
80GYGGuzman Y Gomez4.54%
81VCXVicinity Centres4.42%
82SBMSt Barbara4.29%
83INGInghams Group4.27%
84CHNChalice Mining4.26%
85PPTPerpetual4.23%
86PDIPdi Gold4.21%
87PMEPro Medicus4.21%
88ARBARB4.20%
89SRLSunrise Energy Metals4.16%
90NHCNew Hope4.11%
91BOQBank of Queensland4.10%
92SDFSteadfast Group4.03%
93ACLAustralian Clinical Labs4.00%
94ARFArena Reit3.94%
95HLIHelia Group3.91%
96ELSElsight3.80%
97MPLMedibank Private3.80%
98REARea Group3.58%
99WBTWeebit Nano3.53%
100DXSDexus3.47%

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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.