Name: Alcoa (AAI) Short Position History
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AAI

Materials

Alcoa

Short interest: 2.89%; +1.73 pp 30d; as of 8 Oct 2026
Reported shorts: 1.2M
Shares on issue: 41.033M

Price & short interest

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About Alcoa

Alcoa is a leader in the materials industry, focusing on bauxite mining, alumina refining, and aluminum smelting. The company is recognized for its commitment to sustainability and innovation, operating the industry's lowest-carbon alumina refining system. Alcoa aims to shape the future by turning raw potential into real progress.

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Alcoa (ASX:AAI) has 2.89% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 8 Oct 2026, or about 1,186,337 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 1.73 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 1.59 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 5.57% in August 2024. AAI is classified in the Materials industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Short interest

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Weekly context: The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 41, 2026.

Strategy fit

How each stock picker strategy reads AAI today

Zanger BreakoutWatchScore 24rank 1052 of 1942
CAN SLIMWatchScore 10rank 1178 of 1541
Minervini Trend TemplateWatchScore 10rank 1351 of 1716
Crowded-Short BreakoutWatchScore 19rank 379 of 1502
Quality compoundersWatchScore 44rank 185 of 1669

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AAI fundamentals

In the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026, Alcoa (ASX:AAI) recorded revenue of US$13.6B and net profit after tax of US$1.3B. A year earlier it recorded revenue of US$12.8B and net profit after tax of US$1.0B. Year-on-year growth: revenue +6.5% (TTM), EPS +13.4% (TTM). Net margin 9.4%, return on equity 18.9% (TTM). Figures are in USD, the company's reporting currency; source: Yahoo Finance, as at 14 Oct 2026.

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