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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.
Top 10 Most Shorted ASX Stocks
ASIC short position data as at (T+4 reporting delay)
| Rank | Code | Company | Short Interest % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRO | Droneshield | 15.39% |
| 2 | DMP | Domino's Pizza Enterprises | 12.69% |
| 3 | LOT | Lotus Resources | 12.32% |
| 4 | BOE | Boss Energy | 12.13% |
| 5 | 4DX | 4Dmedical | 11.87% |
| 6 | CAR | Car Group | 11.67% |
| 7 | PDN | Paladin Energy | 11.56% |
| 8 | FLT | Flight Centre Travel Group | 11.51% |
| 9 | TLX | Telix Pharmaceuticals | 11.30% |
| 10 | TWE | Treasury Wine Estates | 10.77% |
| 11 | LYC | Lynas Rare Earths | 10.48% |
| 12 | HLS | Healius | 10.47% |
| 13 | ELD | Elders | 10.33% |
| 14 | PLS | PLS Group | 10.25% |
| 15 | BAP | Bapcor | 9.98% |
| 16 | GMD | Genesis Minerals | 9.81% |
| 17 | IPX | Iperionx | 9.78% |
| 18 | RIO | Rio Tinto | 9.73% |
| 19 | PNV | Polynovo | 9.43% |
| 20 | COH | Cochlear | 9.04% |
| 21 | CUV | Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals | 8.75% |
| 22 | DYL | Deep Yellow | 8.58% |
| 23 | ZIP | Zip Co | 8.58% |
| 24 | EDV | Endeavour Group | 8.58% |
| 25 | BPT | Beach Energy | 8.29% |
| 26 | WTC | Wisetech Global | 8.23% |
| 27 | SLX | Silex Systems | 8.19% |
| 28 | CU6 | Clarity Pharmaceuticals | 8.14% |
| 29 | GYG | Guzman Y Gomez | 7.94% |
| 30 | SHL | Sonic Healthcare | 7.89% |
| 31 | NXT | Nextdc | 7.84% |
| 32 | MSB | Mesoblast | 7.72% |
| 33 | IPH | IPH | 7.72% |
| 34 | BRG | Breville Group | 7.58% |
| 35 | BMN | Bannerman Energy | 7.49% |
| 36 | VUL | Vulcan Energy Resources | 7.41% |
| 37 | A4N | Alpha Hpa | 7.33% |
| 38 | A2M | The A2 Milk Company | 7.32% |
| 39 | EOS | Electro Optic Systems Holdings | 7.23% |
| 40 | ACL | Australian Clinical Labs | 7.18% |
| 41 | DVP | Develop Global | 7.14% |
| 42 | LIC | Lifestyle Communities | 7.11% |
| 43 | ILU | Iluka Resources | 6.91% |
| 44 | CAT | Catapult Sports | 6.91% |
| 45 | NAN | Nanosonics | 6.78% |
| 46 | TPW | Temple & Webster Group | 6.68% |
| 47 | JIN | Jumbo Interactive | 6.57% |
| 48 | ARB | ARB | 6.28% |
| 49 | FFM | Firefly Metals | 6.25% |
| 50 | ORA | Orora | 6.20% |
| 51 | ASX | ASX | 6.19% |
| 52 | LLC | Lendlease Group | 6.06% |
| 53 | HMC | HMC Capital | 6.04% |
| 54 | MI6 | Minerals 260 | 6.00% |
| 55 | DGT | Digico Infrastructure Reit | 5.91% |
| 56 | GEM | G8 Education | 5.67% |
| 57 | CIA | Champion Iron | 5.61% |
| 58 | PWH | Pwr Holdings | 5.60% |
| 59 | AGL | AGL Energy | 5.59% |
| 60 | ING | Inghams Group | 5.58% |
| 61 | CTD | Corporate Travel Management | 5.39% |
| 62 | RHC | Ramsay Health Care | 5.32% |
| 63 | CYL | Catalyst Metals | 5.24% |
| 64 | SBM | St Barbara | 5.16% |
| 65 | SGP | Stockland | 5.13% |
| 66 | NEU | Neuren Pharmaceuticals | 5.09% |
| 67 | UNI | Universal Store Holdings | 5.03% |
| 68 | PNI | Pinnacle Investment Management Group | 5.01% |
| 69 | AUB | Aub Group | 4.94% |
| 70 | MIN | Mineral Resources | 4.91% |
| 71 | NHC | New Hope | 4.77% |
| 72 | NCK | Nick Scali | 4.75% |
| 73 | PXA | Pexa Group | 4.62% |
| 74 | KAR | Karoon Energy | 4.46% |
| 75 | XRO | Xero | 4.40% |
| 76 | TLC | The Lottery | 4.34% |
| 77 | EVN | Evolution Mining | 4.32% |
| 78 | TYR | Tyro Payments | 4.20% |
| 79 | OBM | Ora Banda Mining | 4.13% |
| 80 | PME | Pro Medicus | 4.12% |
| 81 | PDI | Predictive Discovery | 4.09% |
| 82 | IEL | Idp Education | 4.09% |
| 83 | GDG | Generation Development Group | 3.89% |
| 84 | REA | Rea Group | 3.79% |
| 85 | JHX | James Hardie Industries | 3.78% |
| 86 | EVT | EVT | 3.71% |
| 87 | BC8 | Black Cat Syndicate | 3.66% |
| 88 | LOV | Lovisa Holdings | 3.63% |
| 89 | SUL | Super Retail Group | 3.60% |
| 90 | SOL | Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company | 3.57% |
| 91 | LTR | Liontown | 3.54% |
| 92 | MYR | Myer Holdings | 3.53% |
| 93 | JBH | Jb Hi-Fi | 3.46% |
| 94 | BEN | Bendigo and Adelaide Bank | 3.43% |
| 95 | SIG | Sigma Healthcare | 3.41% |
| 96 | MPL | Medibank Private | 3.38% |
| 97 | CHN | Chalice Mining | 3.36% |
| 98 | SNL | Supply Network | 3.34% |
| 99 | PPT | Perpetual | 3.33% |
| 100 | PNR | Pantoro Gold | 3.24% |
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Where Short Sellers Are Building and Covering
Over the past week of ASIC short position data to 10 August, short sellers built their largest new positions in Zip Co (ZIP, up 0.88 percentage points to 8.69% of shares on issue), Droneshield (DRO, up 0.62pp to 15.65%) and Genesis Minerals (GMD, up 0.36pp to 9.96%). 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 1.12 percentage points to 11.28% of shares on issue), Endeavour Group (EDV, down 0.82pp to 8.41%) and Guzman Y Gomez (GYG, down 0.81pp to 7.91%). Falling short interest can mean the bear case has played out — or that short sellers are locking in profits and reducing exposure.
Track every position change in the stock screener or browse the top 100 most shorted ASX stocks.
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Explore short positions across 25 ASX industry sectors
Materials4.3%
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail3.5%
Automobiles & Components2.8%
Consumer Services2.2%
Food, Beverage & Tobacco2.0%
Consumer Durables & Apparel1.9%
Insurance1.8%
Health Care Equipment & Services1.8%
Real Estate Management & Development1.7%
Banks1.7%
Energy1.6%
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 Services0.7%
Utilities0.7%
Transportation0.5%
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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.