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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Where Short Sellers Are Building and Covering

Over the past week of ASIC short position data to 14 August, short sellers built their largest new positions in Lotus Resources (LOT, up 5.79 percentage points to 17.07% of shares on issue), Nick Scali (NCK, up 1.16pp to 5.94%) and Car Group (CAR, up 0.72pp to 11.99%). 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 Boss Energy (BOE, down 1.30 percentage points to 10.72% of shares on issue), Droneshield (DRO, down 0.44pp to 15.20%) and Zip Co (ZIP, down 0.43pp to 8.26%). 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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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 Resources17.07%
2DRODroneshield15.20%
3DMPDomino's Pizza Enterprises12.62%
44DX4Dmedical12.38%
5CARCar Group11.99%
6TWETreasury Wine Estates11.53%
7PDNPaladin Energy11.29%
8FLTFlight Centre Travel Group11.27%
9BOEBoss Energy10.72%
10TLXTelix Pharmaceuticals10.66%
11ELDElders10.57%
12PLSPLS Group10.57%
13LYCLynas Rare Earths10.51%
14HLSHealius10.41%
15GMDGenesis Minerals9.94%
16RIORio Tinto9.90%
17BAPBapcor9.79%
18IPXIperionx9.67%
19COHCochlear9.16%
20PNVPolynovo8.95%
21DYLDeep Yellow8.90%
22CUVClinuvel Pharmaceuticals8.61%
23BPTBeach Energy8.57%
24EDVEndeavour Group8.43%
25WTCWisetech Global8.31%
26CU6Clarity Pharmaceuticals8.31%
27ZIPZip Co8.26%
28SLXSilex Systems8.18%
29SHLSonic Healthcare7.95%
30A4NAlpha Hpa7.82%
31MSBMesoblast7.67%
32GYGGuzman Y Gomez7.66%
33NXTNextdc7.63%
34EOSElectro Optic Systems Holdings7.58%
35IPHIPH7.52%
36ACLAustralian Clinical Labs7.50%
37VULVulcan Energy Resources7.44%
38BRGBreville Group7.39%
39A2MThe A2 Milk Company7.31%
40LICLifestyle Communities7.07%
41BMNBannerman Energy7.05%
42DVPDevelop Global6.96%
43NANNanosonics6.89%
44TPWTemple & Webster Group6.71%
45CATCatapult Sports6.68%
46JINJumbo Interactive6.63%
47ORAOrora6.49%
48ILUIluka Resources6.48%
49ARBARB6.18%
50NCKNick Scali5.94%
51LLCLendlease Group5.93%
52ASXASX5.90%
53CIAChampion Iron5.88%
54DGTDigico Infrastructure Reit5.87%
55INGInghams Group5.82%
56FFMFirefly Metals5.72%
57GEMG8 Education5.71%
58MI6Minerals 2605.67%
59HMCHMC Capital5.62%
60RHCRamsay Health Care5.46%
61PNIPinnacle Investment Management Group5.41%
62CTDCorporate Travel Management5.36%
63PWHPwr Holdings5.33%
64SGPStockland5.28%
65AGLAGL Energy5.24%
66UNIUniversal Store Holdings4.99%
67PXAPexa Group4.91%
68SBMSt Barbara4.89%
69CYLCatalyst Metals4.87%
70MINMineral Resources4.83%
71NEUNeuren Pharmaceuticals4.66%
72XROXero4.59%
73AUBAub Group4.58%
74TLCThe Lottery4.51%
75NHCNew Hope4.50%
76KARKaroon Energy4.31%
77EVNEvolution Mining4.22%
78TYRTyro Payments4.21%
79PMEPro Medicus4.16%
80IELIdp Education4.09%
81PDIPredictive Discovery4.06%
82REARea Group3.83%
83MYRMyer Holdings3.75%
84EVTEVT3.72%
85JHXJames Hardie Industries3.72%
86SULSuper Retail Group3.65%
87GDGGeneration Development Group3.64%
88BENBendigo and Adelaide Bank3.62%
89MTSMetcash3.56%
90ELVElevra Lithium3.55%
91PNRPantoro Gold3.49%
92SOLWashington H. Soul Pattinson and Company3.41%
93SIGSigma Healthcare3.40%
94LTRLiontown3.40%
95SNLSupply Network3.39%
96BC8Black Cat Syndicate3.38%
97LOVLovisa Holdings3.36%
98WDSWoodside Energy Group3.29%
99CHNChalice Mining3.25%
100MFGMagellan Financial Group3.23%

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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.