Challenger Gold
Challenger Gold is an ASX-listed minerals exploration company focused on gold projects. The company is actively exploring and developing gold deposits in Hualilan, Argentina and El Guayabo, Ecuador. Challenger Gold aims to create shareholder value through successful exploration and development of its gold assets.
Short position
Challenger Gold (ASX:CEL) has 0.23% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 387,582 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.11 percentage points, and over 90 days it has been broadly flat. Its highest recorded short interest was 0.29% in July 2019. CEL 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+4Challenger Gold (CEL) short interest history
CEL Short Interest History
- 30-day change
- +0.11pp
- 90-day change
- +0.04pp
- 1-year change
- +0.23pp
- All-time high
- 0.29% (July 2019)
- All-time low
- 0.00% (April 2025)
Is CEL heavily shorted?
Not especially: 0.23% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #392 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 CEL's short interest changed recently?
Over the past 30 days Challenger Gold's short interest has been broadly stable, and over 90 days it has been broadly stable. The current level is 0.23% of shares on issue.
What is the highest CEL's short interest has been?
Since 2011, Challenger Gold's short interest peaked at 0.29% in July 2019 and bottomed at 0.00% in April 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 2011. See our methodology.