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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 31, 2026

LOT cratered 62.12%. Shorts trimmed anyway.

Shorting eased at the margin this week: the ASX average short position slipped to 1.50% (WoW -0.01%), with 160 fallers versus 120 risers. LOT stayed #1 at 22.49% short (-0.31%) even as the stock collapsed -62.12% to $0.25. The real crowding risk sits in DMP (39.2 days-to-cover) and CAR (37.4 days-to-cover).

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 %
1DRODroneshield16.03%
2LOTLotus Resources15.02%
34DX4Dmedical13.13%
4DMPDomino's Pizza Enterprises12.71%
5BOEBoss Energy12.12%
6FLTFlight Centre Travel Group12.02%
7TLXTelix Pharmaceuticals11.72%
8PDNPaladin Energy11.67%
9CARCar Group11.52%
10HLSHealius10.80%
11TWETreasury Wine Estates10.40%
12ELDElders10.33%
13LYCLynas Rare Earths10.28%
14BAPBapcor9.92%
15IPXIperionx9.86%
16PLSPLS Group9.79%
17COHCochlear9.71%
18PNVPolynovo9.71%
19GMDGenesis Minerals9.57%
20EDVEndeavour Group9.25%
21RIORio Tinto9.06%
22CUVClinuvel Pharmaceuticals8.82%
23GYGGuzman Y Gomez8.79%
24CU6Clarity Pharmaceuticals8.67%
25DYLDeep Yellow8.49%
26SLXSilex Systems8.37%
27WTCWisetech Global8.26%
28BPTBeach Energy8.20%
29NXTNextdc8.17%
30ZIPZip Co7.90%
31BRGBreville Group7.87%
32BMNBannerman Energy7.77%
33MSBMesoblast7.74%
34IPHIPH7.72%
35SHLSonic Healthcare7.70%
36ILUIluka Resources7.29%
37VULVulcan Energy Resources7.26%
38A2MThe A2 Milk Company7.25%
39A4NAlpha Hpa7.21%
40CATCatapult Sports7.20%
41LICLifestyle Communities7.18%
42EOSElectro Optic Systems Holdings7.01%
43ACLAustralian Clinical Labs6.86%
44DVPDevelop Global6.78%
45NANNanosonics6.73%
46JINJumbo Interactive6.64%
47TPWTemple & Webster Group6.60%
48HMCHMC Capital6.53%
49PWHPwr Holdings6.52%
50CYLCatalyst Metals6.41%
51CTDCorporate Travel Management6.40%
52FFMFirefly Metals6.30%
53MI6Minerals 2606.15%
54ASXASX6.13%
55ARBARB6.09%
56ORAOrora6.06%
57LLCLendlease Group6.03%
58DGTDigico Infrastructure Reit6.03%
59GEMG8 Education5.89%
60INGInghams Group5.70%
61RHCRamsay Health Care5.65%
62NEUNeuren Pharmaceuticals5.41%
63AGLAGL Energy5.32%
64AUBAub Group5.13%
65SBMSt Barbara5.07%
66UNIUniversal Store Holdings5.03%
67SGPStockland5.00%
68NHCNew Hope4.95%
69CIAChampion Iron4.88%
70KARKaroon Energy4.82%
71PXAPexa Group4.65%
72MINMineral Resources4.53%
73PNIPinnacle Investment Management Group4.48%
74OBMOra Banda Mining4.42%
75GDGGeneration Development Group4.39%
76TYRTyro Payments4.38%
77TLCThe Lottery4.35%
78BC8Black Cat Syndicate4.29%
79XROXero4.29%
80NCKNick Scali4.24%
81PMEPro Medicus4.13%
82PDIPredictive Discovery4.10%
83IELIdp Education4.06%
84EVNEvolution Mining4.01%
85REARea Group3.80%
86JHXJames Hardie Industries3.76%
87EVTEVT3.65%
88SULSuper Retail Group3.57%
89SOLWashington H. Soul Pattinson and Company3.57%
90MYRMyer Holdings3.52%
91SIGSigma Healthcare3.49%
92BENBendigo and Adelaide Bank3.47%
93LTRLiontown3.45%
94CHNChalice Mining3.43%
95SNLSupply Network3.42%
96MPLMedibank Private3.36%
97PPTPerpetual3.30%
98LOVLovisa Holdings3.28%
99MMSMcmillan Shakespeare3.22%
100WEBWeb Travel Group3.16%

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Stocks with the biggest short position changes

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Rising Short Interest
DRODroneshield
16.03%+2.66%
DVPDevelop Global
6.78%+1.97%
A4NAlpha Hpa
7.21%+1.38%
EOSElectro Optic Systems Holdings
7.01%+0.80%
GMDGenesis Minerals
9.57%+0.63%
Falling Short Interest
LOTLotus Resources
15.02%-7.47%
TPWTemple & Webster Group
6.60%-1.13%
DMPDomino'S Pizza Enterprises
12.71%-0.93%
CTDCorporate Travel Management
6.40%-0.82%
PWHPwr Holdings
6.52%-0.58%

Where Short Sellers Are Building and Covering

Over the past week of ASIC short position data to 31 July, short sellers built their largest new positions in Droneshield (DRO, up 2.66 percentage points to 16.03% of shares on issue), Develop Global (DVP, up 1.97pp to 6.78%) and Alpha Hpa (A4N, up 1.38pp to 7.21%). 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 7.47 percentage points to 15.02% of shares on issue), Temple & Webster Group (TPW, down 1.13pp to 6.60%) and Domino's Pizza Enterprises (DMP, down 0.93pp to 12.71%). 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 & Components2.9%Consumer Services2.3%Food, Beverage & Tobacco2.1%Consumer Durables & Apparel2.0%Insurance1.9%Health Care Equipment & Services1.8%Banks1.7%Real Estate Management & Development1.7%Energy1.5%Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail1.5%Media & Entertainment1.4%Financial Services1.3%Software & Services1.2%Capital Goods1.1%Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences1.1%Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)1.0%Commercial & Professional Services0.8%Telecommunication Services0.8%Utilities0.7%Transportation0.6%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.