Ausgold
Ausgold Limited is a Perth-based gold exploration and development company focused on its 100%-owned Katanning Gold Project (KGP) in Western Australia. The KGP has a Definitive Feasibility Study outlining the potential for a new open pit gold mine with strong production and financial returns. First production is targeted for late CY2027.
Short position
Ausgold (ASX:AUC) has 0.25% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 1,397,981 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.06 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.08 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 1.19% in July 2025. AUC 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+4Ausgold (AUC) short interest history
AUC Short Interest History
- 30-day change
- +0.06pp
- 90-day change
- +0.08pp
- 1-year change
- -0.20pp
- All-time high
- 1.19% (July 2025)
- All-time low
- 0.00% (September 2021)
Is AUC heavily shorted?
Not especially: 0.25% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #383 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 AUC's short interest changed recently?
Over the past 30 days Ausgold's short interest has been broadly stable, and over 90 days it has been broadly stable. The current level is 0.25% of shares on issue.
What is the highest AUC's short interest has been?
Since 2011, Ausgold's short interest peaked at 1.19% in July 2025 and bottomed at 0.00% in September 2021.
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 2011. See our methodology.