Bluescope Steel
BlueScope Steel is a global leader in metal coating and painting, providing essential components for the building and construction industries. Headquartered in Australia, the company has operations across North America, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and Asia. BlueScope's diverse portfolio serves some of the largest and fastest-growing economies worldwide.
Short position
Bluescope Steel (ASX:BSL) has 0.67% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 2,914,016 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has been broadly flat, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.08 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 7.28% in November 2025. BSL 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+4Bluescope Steel (BSL) short interest history
BSL Short Interest History
- 30-day change
- -0.05pp
- 90-day change
- -0.08pp
- 1-year change
- -2.47pp
- All-time high
- 7.28% (November 2025)
- All-time low
- 0.01% (June 2021)
Is BSL heavily shorted?
Not especially: 0.67% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #297 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 BSL's short interest changed recently?
Over the past 30 days Bluescope Steel's short interest has been broadly stable, and over 90 days it has been broadly stable. The current level is 0.67% of shares on issue.
What is the highest BSL's short interest has been?
Since 2010, Bluescope Steel's short interest peaked at 7.28% in November 2025 and bottomed at 0.01% in June 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 2010. See our methodology.