AGL Energy
AGL Energy Limited is a leading integrated energy provider in Australia, offering electricity generation, gas sales, and energy services to residential, small and large business customers. AGL plays a significant role in Australia's energy market with its large portfolio of power generation assets. Its unique value proposition lies in its commitment to transitioning towards renewable energy and reducing carbon emissions.
Short position
AGL Energy (ASX:AGL) has 5.05% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 34,006,256 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.22 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.13 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 7.08% in September 2021. AGL is classified in the Utilities industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.
Price & short interest
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AGL Short Interest History
- 30-day change
- +0.22pp
- 90-day change
- +0.13pp
- 1-year change
- +1.49pp
- All-time high
- 7.08% (September 2021)
- All-time low
- 0.18% (March 2017)
Is AGL heavily shorted?
AGL's short interest of 5.05% is elevated relative to the ASX average, ranking #67 of 799 ASX securities with reported short positions. ASIC requires positions of 0.01% of issued capital or $100,000 (whichever is less) to be reported.
How has AGL's short interest changed recently?
Over the past 30 days AGL Energy's short interest has been broadly stable, and over 90 days it has been broadly stable. The current level is 5.05% of shares on issue.
What is the highest AGL's short interest has been?
Since 2014, AGL Energy's short interest peaked at 7.08% in September 2021 and bottomed at 0.18% in March 2017.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are sourced from daily ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay. Shorted aggregates the full history since 2014. See our methodology.