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.
Short position
Arafura Rare Earths (ASX:ARU) has 5.52% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 335,507,200 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 3.45 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 3.33 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.
Price & short interest
Toggle series, zoom, and compare · ASIC daily, T+4Arafura Rare Earths (ARU) short interest history
ARU Short Interest History
- 30-day change
- +3.45pp
- 90-day change
- +3.33pp
- 1-year change
- +4.24pp
- All-time high
- 7.55% (November 2023)
- All-time low
- 0.00% (June 2010)
Is ARU heavily shorted?
ARU's short interest of 5.52% is elevated relative to the ASX average, ranking #58 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 ARU's short interest changed recently?
Over the past 30 days Arafura Rare Earths's short interest has risen 3.45 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 3.33 percentage points. The current level is 5.52% of shares on issue.
What is the highest ARU's short interest has been?
Since 2010, Arafura Rare Earths's short interest peaked at 7.55% in November 2023 and bottomed at 0.00% in June 2010.
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 2010. See our methodology.