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Essential Metals

Short interest
0.41%
+0.39 pp 30d
as of 30 Oct 2023
Reported shorts
1.1M
Shares on issue
270.557M

Essential Metals (ESS) short interest history

Short interest chart

ESS Short Interest History

30-day change
+0.39pp
90-day change
+0.39pp
1-year change
+0.39pp
All-time high
2.95% (April 2023)
All-time low
0.00% (March 2011)

Is ESS heavily shorted?

Not especially: 0.41% short interest is modest by ASX standards. ASIC requires positions of 0.01% of issued capital or $100,000 (whichever is less) to be reported.

How has ESS's short interest changed recently?

Over the past 30 days Essential Metals's short interest has been broadly stable, and over 90 days it has been broadly stable. The current level is 0.41% of shares on issue.

What is the highest ESS's short interest has been?

Since 2011, Essential Metals's short interest peaked at 2.95% in April 2023 and bottomed at 0.00% in March 2011.

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.