Austal
Austal is a world leader in the design and construction of customised commercial and defence maritime vessels, operating globally with shipyards in Western Australia, USA, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The company supplies high-speed aluminium and steel vessels to ferry operators, navies, and defence forces worldwide. Austal differentiates itself through continuous innovation in ship design, advanced maritime technologies, and integrated vessel command and control systems, delivering proven performance and mission-critical reliability.
Short position
Austal (ASX:ASB) has 2.15% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 9,054,169 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.63 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.71 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 4.78% in September 2016. ASB is classified in the Capital Goods 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+4Austal (ASB) short interest history
ASB Short Interest History
- 30-day change
- +0.63pp
- 90-day change
- +0.71pp
- 1-year change
- +1.57pp
- All-time high
- 4.78% (September 2016)
- All-time low
- 0.00% (March 2019)
Is ASB heavily shorted?
Not especially: 2.15% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #147 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 ASB's short interest changed recently?
Over the past 30 days Austal's short interest has risen 0.63 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.71 percentage points. The current level is 2.15% of shares on issue.
What is the highest ASB's short interest has been?
Since 2010, Austal's short interest peaked at 4.78% in September 2016 and bottomed at 0.00% in March 2019.
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.