Name: Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN) Short Position History
Creator: Shorted
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BEN

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank

Banks

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is an Australian financial institution providing a range of banking and financial services, including retail, business, and commercial banking. It operates with a community-focused banking model, differentiating itself through customer service and community engagement. The bank also offers services like mortgage distribution, funds management, and treasury.

Short position

short percentage4.37%

reported shorts25.3M

shares on issue579.797M

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (ASX:BEN) has 4.37% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 24 Aug 2026, or about 25,346,024 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.91 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 2.02 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 9.59% in March 2020. BEN is classified in the Banks industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Operations exposure

VictoriaSignificant operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Branch network and customer base
South AustraliaSome operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Legacy Adelaide Bank customer base

Coarse bands are AI estimates based on public company information.

Weekly context: The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 35, 2026.