Name: Challenger (CGF) Short Position History
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CGF

Financial Services

Challenger

Short interest: 0.26%; +0.04 pp 30d; as of 8 Oct 2026
Reported shorts: 1.8M
Shares on issue: 678.890M

Price & short interest

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About Challenger

Challenger Limited is an ASX-listed investment management company focused on providing financial security for retirement. It operates through two core businesses: Life (annuities) and Funds Management. Challenger Life is Australia's largest provider of annuities, while Challenger Investment Management offers fixed income investment strategies.

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Challenger (ASX:CGF) has 0.26% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 8 Oct 2026, or about 1,762,623 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has been broadly flat, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.16 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 11.50% in October 2011. CGF is classified in the Financial Services industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Short interest

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Strategy fit

How each stock picker strategy reads CGF today

Zanger BreakoutWatchScore 52rank 38 of 1942
CAN SLIMWatchScore 50rank 43 of 1541
Minervini Trend TemplateTriggeredScore 63rank 85 of 1716
Crowded-Short BreakoutWatchScore 10rank 994 of 1502
Quality compoundersWatchScore 34rank 314 of 1669

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CGF fundamentals

In the year to 30 Jun 2026, Challenger (ASX:CGF) recorded revenue of A$1.8B and net profit after tax of A$505.6M. A year earlier it recorded revenue of A$2.3B and net profit after tax of A$192.3M. Year-on-year growth: revenue −23.1% (FY), EPS +124.4% (FY). Net margin 28.6%, return on equity 12.8% (FY). Figures are in AUD, the company's reporting currency; source: Yahoo Finance, as at 14 Oct 2026.

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