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.
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Stocks with the biggest short position changes
Over the past week of ASIC short position data to 19 August, short sellers built their largest new positions in Lotus Resources (LOT, up 1.56 percentage points to 16.92% of shares on issue), Zip Co (ZIP, up 1.12pp to 9.03%) and Lendlease Group (LLC, up 1.06pp to 7.03%). 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 Australian Clinical Labs (ACL, down 1.70 percentage points to 5.86% of shares on issue), Droneshield (DRO, down 0.96pp to 14.41%) and Temple & Webster Group (TPW, down 0.81pp to 5.92%). 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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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.
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.
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.
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| Rank | Code | Company | Short Interest % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOT | Lotus Resources | 16.92% |
| 2 | DRO | Droneshield | 14.41% |
| 3 | DMP | Domino's Pizza Enterprises | 12.50% |
| 4 | 4DX | 4Dmedical | 12.33% |
| 5 | CAR | Car Group | 12.01% |
| 6 | TWE | Treasury Wine Estates | 11.88% |
| 7 | PDN | Paladin Energy | 11.53% |
| 8 | FLT | Flight Centre Travel Group | 10.95% |
| 9 | PLS | PLS Group | 10.88% |
| 10 | ELD | Elders | 10.41% |
| 11 | TLX | Telix Pharmaceuticals | 10.39% |
| 12 | LYC | Lynas Rare Earths | 10.31% |
| 13 | BOE | Boss Energy | 10.21% |
| 14 | RIO | Rio Tinto | 9.78% |
| 15 | GMD | Genesis Minerals | 9.72% |
| 16 | HLS | Healius | 9.65% |
| 17 | IPX | Iperionx | 9.57% |
| 18 | BAP | Bapcor | 9.40% |
| 19 | DYL | Deep Yellow | 9.25% |
| 20 | ZIP | Zip Co | 9.03% |
| 21 | COH | Cochlear | 8.94% |
| 22 | PNV | Polynovo | 8.67% |
| 23 | WTC | Wisetech Global | 8.60% |
| 24 | CUV | Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals | 8.50% |
| 25 | BPT | Beach Energy | 8.42% |
| 26 | CU6 | Clarity Pharmaceuticals | 8.35% |
| 27 | EDV | Endeavour Group | 8.22% |
| 28 | SLX | Silex Systems | 8.21% |
| 29 | SHL | Sonic Healthcare | 8.15% |
| 30 | BRG | Breville Group | 7.93% |
| 31 | IPH | IPH | 7.74% |
| 32 | EOS | Electro Optic Systems Holdings | 7.71% |
| 33 | A2M | The A2 Milk Company | 7.62% |
| 34 | A4N | Alpha Hpa | 7.61% |
| 35 | GYG | Guzman Y Gomez | 7.60% |
| 36 | NXT | Nextdc | 7.58% |
| 37 | VUL | Vulcan Energy Resources | 7.52% |
| 38 | MSB | Mesoblast | 7.44% |
| 39 | LLC | Lendlease Group | 7.03% |
| 40 | ORA | Orora | 6.89% |
| 41 | DVP | Develop Global | 6.82% |
| 42 | NAN | Nanosonics | 6.82% |
| 43 | LIC | Lifestyle Communities | 6.80% |
| 44 | BMN | Bannerman Energy | 6.80% |
| 45 | CAT | Catapult Sports | 6.74% |
| 46 | JIN | Jumbo Interactive | 6.63% |
| 47 | ILU | Iluka Resources | 6.44% |
| 48 | CIA | Champion Iron | 5.97% |
| 49 | TPW | Temple & Webster Group | 5.92% |
| 50 | ACL | Australian Clinical Labs | 5.86% |
| 51 | NCK | Nick Scali | 5.77% |
| 52 | DGT | Digico Infrastructure Reit | 5.71% |
| 53 | ARB | ARB | 5.66% |
| 54 | HMC | HMC Capital | 5.62% |
| 55 | ASX | ASX | 5.60% |
| 56 | FFM | Firefly Metals | 5.45% |
| 57 | MI6 | Minerals 260 | 5.41% |
| 58 | PNI | Pinnacle Investment Management Group | 5.39% |
| 59 | CTD | Corporate Travel Management | 5.36% |
| 60 | SGP | Stockland | 5.34% |
| 61 | RHC | Ramsay Health Care | 5.26% |
| 62 | AGL | AGL Energy | 5.26% |
| 63 | ING | Inghams Group | 5.19% |
| 64 | PXA | Pexa Group | 5.07% |
| 65 | UNI | Universal Store Holdings | 4.97% |
| 66 | PWH | Pwr Holdings | 4.90% |
| 67 | SBM | St Barbara | 4.83% |
| 68 | XRO | Xero | 4.75% |
| 69 | NHC | New Hope | 4.71% |
| 70 | MIN | Mineral Resources | 4.65% |
| 71 | CYL | Catalyst Metals | 4.61% |
| 72 | JBH | Jb Hi-Fi | 4.59% |
| 73 | TLC | The Lottery | 4.58% |
| 74 | GEM | G8 Education | 4.56% |
| 75 | NEU | Neuren Pharmaceuticals | 4.46% |
| 76 | KAR | Karoon Energy | 4.35% |
| 77 | EVN | Evolution Mining | 4.34% |
| 78 | AUB | Aub Group | 4.33% |
| 79 | TYR | Tyro Payments | 4.24% |
| 80 | PME | Pro Medicus | 4.24% |
| 81 | BEN | Bendigo and Adelaide Bank | 4.13% |
| 82 | MYR | Myer Holdings | 4.05% |
| 83 | LTR | Liontown | 4.02% |
| 84 | REA | Rea Group | 3.97% |
| 85 | SUL | Super Retail Group | 3.86% |
| 86 | GNC | Graincorp | 3.83% |
| 87 | IEL | Idp Education | 3.82% |
| 88 | JHX | James Hardie Industries | 3.78% |
| 89 | PDI | Predictive Discovery | 3.74% |
| 90 | EVT | EVT | 3.67% |
| 91 | MTS | Metcash | 3.66% |
| 92 | GDG | Generation Development Group | 3.56% |
| 93 | ELV | Elevra Lithium | 3.56% |
| 94 | AOV | Amotiv | 3.45% |
| 95 | PNR | Pantoro Gold | 3.43% |
| 96 | SOL | Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company | 3.42% |
| 97 | SIG | Sigma Healthcare | 3.40% |
| 98 | SNL | Supply Network | 3.37% |
| 99 | WDS | Woodside Energy Group | 3.34% |
| 100 | MFG | Magellan Financial Group | 3.34% |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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