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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 37, 2026

LNW shorts jump +1.03% in a 7.0-sigma week — and it wasn’t alone

Shorting broadened across the ASX this week: 174 risers versus 117 fallers (moves >0.01pp), with the average short % up +0.01% across 680 names [ref-1]. The top 10 barely shifted — LOT still leads at 15.92% and DRO sits at 15.42% — but the cleanest shock was LNW ripping from 0.43% to 1.46% (+1.03%), a 7.00-sigma outlier versus its own 13-week pattern [ref-1].

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Stocks with the biggest short position changes

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Rising Short Interest
NXTNextdc
9.56%+1.53%
IPXIperionx
11.67%+1.04%
LOTLotus Resources
16.87%+0.95%
AUBAub Group
6.26%+0.77%
GDGGeneration Development Group
6.30%+0.75%
Falling Short Interest
ZIPZip Co Limited..
10.44%-1.12%
BAPBapcor
6.98%-0.76%
JINJumbo Interactive
6.83%-0.66%

Where Short Sellers Are Building and Covering

Over the past week of ASIC short position data to 11 September, short sellers built their largest new positions in Nextdc (NXT, up 1.53 percentage points to 9.56% of shares on issue), Iperionx (IPX, up 1.04pp to 11.67%) and Lotus Resources (LOT, up 0.95pp to 16.87%). 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 Zip Co (ZIP, down 1.12 percentage points to 10.44% of shares on issue), Bapcor (BAP, down 0.76pp to 6.98%) and Jumbo Interactive (JIN, down 0.66pp to 6.83%). 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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Materials4.2%Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail4.0%Consumer Durables & Apparel2.3%Automobiles & Components2.3%Insurance2.2%Banks2.2%Consumer Services2.1%Real Estate Management & Development2.1%Food, Beverage & Tobacco2.0%Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail1.5%Health Care Equipment & Services1.5%Energy1.5%Financial Services1.4%Software & Services1.3%Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)1.2%Media & Entertainment1.2%Capital Goods1.1%Telecommunication Services1.0%Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences1.0%Commercial & Professional Services0.7%Utilities0.7%Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment0.6%Transportation0.6%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, 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 %
1LOTLotus Resources16.87%
2DRODroneshield15.98%
34DX4Dmedical12.43%
4DMPDomino's Pizza Enterprises12.01%
5IPXIperionx11.67%
6TWETreasury Wine Estates11.33%
7PLSPLS Group11.24%
8PDNPaladin Energy11.12%
9FLTFlight Centre Travel Group11.01%
10TLXTelix Pharmaceuticals10.82%
11ZIPZip Co10.44%
12LYCLynas Rare Earths10.16%
13RIORio Tinto9.93%
14ELDElders9.88%
15DYLDeep Yellow9.71%
16BOEBoss Energy9.66%
17NXTNextdc9.56%
18WTCWisetech Global9.50%
19EDVEndeavour Group9.22%
20BRGBreville Group9.03%
21LLCLendlease Group8.56%
22EOSElectro Optic Systems Holdings8.51%
23SLXSilex Systems8.49%
24CU6Clarity Pharmaceuticals8.39%
25CUVClinuvel Pharmaceuticals8.31%
26GMDGenesis Minerals8.18%
27IPHIPH8.13%
28PNVPolynovo7.91%
29HLSHealius7.77%
30VULVulcan Energy Resources7.76%
31BPTBeach Energy7.51%
32NANNanosonics7.50%
33A2MThe A2 Milk Company7.41%
34ORAOrora7.38%
35MSBMesoblast7.33%
36BMNBannerman Energy7.03%
37BAPBapcor6.98%
38SDRSiteminder6.98%
39PXAPexa Group6.94%
40JINJumbo Interactive6.83%
41NCKNick Scali6.63%
42CATCatapult Sports6.61%
43DVPDevelop Global6.59%
44GYGGuzman Y Gomez6.43%
45LICLifestyle Communities6.42%
46TLCThe Lottery6.34%
47CIAChampion Iron6.31%
48GDGGeneration Development Group6.30%
49AUBAub Group6.26%
50TYRTyro Payments6.21%
51DGTDigico Infrastructure Reit6.04%
52ILUIluka Resources6.02%
53A4NAlpha Hpa5.91%
54GEMG8 Education5.79%
55ARBARB5.67%
56XROXero5.61%
57MFGMagellan Financial Group5.41%
58CYLCatalyst Metals5.32%
59RHCRamsay Health Care5.28%
60ASXASX5.09%
61BENBendigo and Adelaide Bank5.05%
62EF2Energy Fuels5.02%
63ELVElevra Lithium4.97%
64LTRLiontown4.95%
65TPWTemple & Webster Group4.89%
66NHCNew Hope4.89%
67SIGSigma Healthcare4.87%
68ACLAustralian Clinical Labs4.87%
69AGLAGL Energy4.86%
70PNIPinnacle Investment Management Group4.77%
71CARCar Group4.67%
72HSNHansen Technologies4.66%
73SULSuper Retail Group4.62%
74NECNine Entertainment Co. Holdings4.48%
75EVNEvolution Mining4.47%
76MI6Minerals 2604.44%
77PMEPro Medicus4.38%
78MYRMyer Holdings4.34%
79KARKaroon Energy4.28%
80ARFArena Reit4.21%
81INAIngenia Communities Group4.10%
82HMCHMC Capital4.07%
83EMLEML Payments4.05%
84BOQBank of Queensland4.03%
85MTSMetcash4.03%
86REARea Group3.92%
87SBMSt Barbara3.91%
88JBHJb Hi-Fi3.90%
89MINMineral Resources3.84%
90GNCGraincorp3.81%
91AOVAmotiv3.78%
92INGInghams Group3.76%
93FFMFirefly Metals3.75%
94APEEagers Automotive3.64%
95CBOCobram Estate Olives3.57%
96CHNChalice Mining3.57%
97DXSDexus3.53%
98HLIHelia Group3.50%
99PDIPdi Gold3.41%
100VCXVicinity Centres3.40%

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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.