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)

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 %
1DRODroneshield15.65%
2DMPDomino's Pizza Enterprises12.67%
3BOEBoss Energy12.03%
44DX4Dmedical11.83%
5FLTFlight Centre Travel Group11.55%
6PDNPaladin Energy11.54%
7LOTLotus Resources11.28%
8CARCar Group11.27%
9TLXTelix Pharmaceuticals11.02%
10TWETreasury Wine Estates10.86%
11LYCLynas Rare Earths10.48%
12HLSHealius10.44%
13PLSPLS Group10.40%
14ELDElders10.30%
15BAPBapcor9.99%
16GMDGenesis Minerals9.96%
17RIORio Tinto9.72%
18IPXIperionx9.69%
19PNVPolynovo9.15%
20COHCochlear8.91%
21CUVClinuvel Pharmaceuticals8.75%
22DYLDeep Yellow8.71%
23ZIPZip Co8.69%
24BPTBeach Energy8.50%
25EDVEndeavour Group8.41%
26WTCWisetech Global8.26%
27SLXSilex Systems8.15%
28CU6Clarity Pharmaceuticals8.11%
29SHLSonic Healthcare7.91%
30GYGGuzman Y Gomez7.91%
31NXTNextdc7.84%
32IPHIPH7.75%
33MSBMesoblast7.65%
34BRGBreville Group7.47%
35A4NAlpha Hpa7.43%
36BMNBannerman Energy7.42%
37VULVulcan Energy Resources7.40%
38A2MThe A2 Milk Company7.30%
39ACLAustralian Clinical Labs7.26%
40LICLifestyle Communities7.10%
41EOSElectro Optic Systems Holdings7.10%
42DVPDevelop Global6.97%
43ILUIluka Resources6.90%
44CATCatapult Sports6.89%
45NANNanosonics6.87%
46TPWTemple & Webster Group6.71%
47JINJumbo Interactive6.66%
48ASXASX6.24%
49ORAOrora6.23%
50ARBARB6.18%
51FFMFirefly Metals6.12%
52LLCLendlease Group6.01%
53HMCHMC Capital5.92%
54DGTDigico Infrastructure Reit5.90%
55MI6Minerals 2605.72%
56AGLAGL Energy5.68%
57CIAChampion Iron5.65%
58GEMG8 Education5.64%
59INGInghams Group5.63%
60PWHPwr Holdings5.61%
61CTDCorporate Travel Management5.39%
62RHCRamsay Health Care5.28%
63CYLCatalyst Metals5.26%
64SGPStockland5.20%
65PNIPinnacle Investment Management Group5.20%
66SBMSt Barbara5.13%
67UNIUniversal Store Holdings5.03%
68NEUNeuren Pharmaceuticals4.98%
69MINMineral Resources4.94%
70AUBAub Group4.89%
71NCKNick Scali4.78%
72NHCNew Hope4.72%
73PXAPexa Group4.61%
74XROXero4.37%
75EVNEvolution Mining4.37%
76KARKaroon Energy4.36%
77TLCThe Lottery4.34%
78TYRTyro Payments4.20%
79OBMOra Banda Mining4.18%
80PMEPro Medicus4.13%
81IELIdp Education4.09%
82PDIPredictive Discovery4.08%
83GDGGeneration Development Group3.88%
84JHXJames Hardie Industries3.76%
85REARea Group3.76%
86EVTEVT3.74%
87MYRMyer Holdings3.66%
88SULSuper Retail Group3.60%
89BC8Black Cat Syndicate3.60%
90LOVLovisa Holdings3.56%
91LTRLiontown3.55%
92SOLWashington H. Soul Pattinson and Company3.55%
93JBHJb Hi-Fi3.55%
94BENBendigo and Adelaide Bank3.44%
95ELVElevra Lithium3.44%
96SIGSigma Healthcare3.39%
97CHNChalice Mining3.38%
98PPTPerpetual3.37%
99MPLMedibank Private3.35%
100SNLSupply Network3.34%

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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.

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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.