Benz Mining
Benz Mining Corp. is an ASX-listed materials company focused on gold exploration and development. The company's key objective is expanding high-grade gold resources, particularly at the Eastmain Mine in Quebec, with a goal to establish a multi-million ounce, high-grade gold deposit.
Short position
Benz Mining (ASX:BNZ) has 1.33% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 4,430,845 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.90 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 1.25 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 1.65% in September 2026. BNZ 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+4Benz Mining (BNZ) short interest history
BNZ Short Interest History
- 30-day change
- +0.90pp
- 90-day change
- +1.25pp
- 1-year change
- +1.30pp
- All-time high
- 1.65% (September 2026)
- All-time low
- 0.00% (July 2025)
Is BNZ heavily shorted?
Not especially: 1.33% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #214 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 BNZ's short interest changed recently?
Over the past 30 days Benz Mining's short interest has risen 0.90 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 1.25 percentage points. The current level is 1.33% of shares on issue.
What is the highest BNZ's short interest has been?
Since 2025, Benz Mining's short interest peaked at 1.65% in September 2026 and bottomed at 0.00% in July 2025.
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 2025. See our methodology.