Name: Arafura Rare Earths (ARU) Short Position History
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ARU

Materials

Arafura Rare Earths

Short interest: 5.77%; +3.17 pp 30d; as of 9 Oct 2026
Reported shorts: 350.3M
Shares on issue: 6.074B

Price & short interest

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About Arafura Rare Earths

Arafura Rare Earths Ltd is engaged in the exploration and development of rare earth mineral resources in the Northern Territory, emphasizing primarily on Neodymium-Praseodymium deposits. Positioned at the forefront of the rare earth supply chain, Arafura aims to leverage its resource-rich Nolan's Project to fulfill the growing global demand in electronics and green technologies.

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Arafura Rare Earths (ASX:ARU) has 5.77% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 9 Oct 2026, or about 350,306,370 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 3.17 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 4.54 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 7.55% in November 2023. ARU 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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Strategy fit

How each stock picker strategy reads ARU today

Zanger BreakoutWatchScore 9rank 1729 of 1942
CAN SLIMWatchScore 9rank 1225 of 1541
Minervini Trend TemplateWatchScore 9rank 1407 of 1716
Crowded-Short BreakoutSetupScore 37rank 62 of 1500
Quality compoundersWatchScore 33rank 346 of 1669

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ARU fundamentals

In the year to 30 Jun 2026, Arafura Rare Earths (ASX:ARU) recorded revenue of A$16.4M and a net loss after tax of A$41.1M. A year earlier it recorded revenue of A$14.0M and a net loss after tax of A$19.2M. Year-on-year growth: revenue +17.4% (FY). Net margin −249.8%, return on equity −8.3% (FY). Figures are in AUD, the company's reporting currency; source: ASX (Markit) and Yahoo Finance, as at 14 Oct 2026.

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