Name: Genesis Minerals (GMD) Short Position History
Creator: Shorted
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GMD

Genesis Minerals

Materials

Genesis Minerals is a dynamic ASX-listed gold producer focused on the Leonora District in Western Australia. The company aims to bridge the gap between the ASX 100 gold producers and smaller players, with a target of producing over 400,000 ounces of gold annually. Its strategic assets and experienced team position it as a trusted and progressive player in the Australian gold mining industry.

Short position

short percentage8.12%

reported shorts95.5M

shares on issue1.175B

Genesis Minerals (ASX:GMD) has 8.12% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 22 Sept 2026, or about 95,459,980 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has fallen 1.38 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 2.21 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 11.32% in October 2023. GMD is classified in the Materials industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Operations exposure

Western AustraliaMajority of operations (estimate)
Basis: Leonora gold projects and operations

Coarse bands are AI estimates based on public company information.

Weekly context: The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 39, 2026.

Price & short interest

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GMD intelligence dossier

Public-source evidence for this company, with industry drill-up links.

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Short interest history & FAQ

GMD Short Interest History

30-day change: -1.38pp
90-day change: +2.21pp
1-year change: +2.92pp
All-time high: 11.32% (October 2023)
All-time low: 0.00% (January 2022)

Is GMD heavily shorted?

GMD's short interest of 8.12% is elevated relative to the ASX average, ranking #27 of 809 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 GMD's short interest changed recently?

Over the past 30 days Genesis Minerals's short interest has fallen 1.38 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 2.21 percentage points. The current level is 8.12% of shares on issue.

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

Since 2015, Genesis Minerals's short interest peaked at 11.32% in October 2023 and bottomed at 0.00% in January 2022.

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 2015. See our methodology.

GMD fundamentals

In the half year to 31 Dec 2025, Genesis Minerals (ASX:GMD) recorded revenue of A$820.3M and net profit after tax of A$238.0M. Year-on-year growth: EPS +295.1% (HY). Net margin 204.8% (FY). Figures are in AUD, the company's reporting currency; source: Company filing (extracted), as at 28 Sep 2026.

Full statements, ratios and filings are on the Financials tab. Not financial advice.

Strategy fit

How each stock picker strategy reads GMD today

PassFailUnknown (data missing, or not meaningful for this company)

Zanger Breakout
WatchScore 45rank 44 of 1833
- 1. Explosive growth: pass. EPS +295.1% YoY (half-year to 2025-12-31 vs same half a year earlier)
- 2. A recognisable base: fail. No tight base: 36.2% deep, deeper than 25%
- 3. Breakout on heavy volume: fail. No close above the A$8.84 pivot on 1.5x volume in the last 5 sessions; close is -18.4% from the pivot
- 4. Read the market first: fail. XJO in a downtrend: below its 200-day average
- 5. Relative strength: pass. Beat the S&P/ASX 200 by 34.7 points over 3 months
- 6. Liquid enough to trade: pass. A$52.9m average daily turnover over 20 sessions
CAN SLIM
WatchScore 50rank 6 of 1234
- 1. Earnings growth (C and A): pass. EPS +295.1% YoY (half-year to 2025-12-31 vs same half a year earlier)
- 2. Sales growth: unknown. No revenue growth figure yet
- 3. New highs (N): fail. 18.4% below the 52-week high, more than 5% away
- 4. Leader, not laggard (L): pass. 6-month relative strength +26.4 points, in the top quartile (cut-off +7.8)
- 5. Market direction (M): fail. XJO in a downtrend: below its 200-day average
- 6. Supply and demand (S): pass. A$52.9m average daily turnover over 20 sessions
Minervini Trend Template
WatchScore 51rank 319 of 1768
- 1. Above rising averages: fail. Close A$7.21, 150-day A$6.51, 200-day A$6.72: 150-day is not above the 200-day
- 2. 200-day trending up: pass. 200-day average A$6.72 vs A$6.58 a month ago (+2.1%)
- 3. Well off the low: pass. Close A$7.21 is 59.9% above the 52-week low of A$4.51
- 4. Near the high: pass. 18.4% below the 52-week high
- 5. Relative strength: pass. 6-month relative strength +26.4 points, in the top quartile (cut-off +7.8)
- 6. Above the 50-day: fail. Close A$7.21 vs 50-day average A$7.34 (-1.7%)
- 7. Liquid enough to trade: pass. A$52.9m average daily turnover over 20 sessions
Crowded-Short Breakout
SetupScore 57rank 5 of 1611
- 1. Crowded short: pass. 8.12% of shares on issue reported short
- 2. Days to cover: pass. 13.1 days of average volume to cover
- 3. Breakout on heavy volume: fail. No close above the A$8.84 pivot on 1.5x volume in the last 5 sessions; close is -18.4% from the pivot
- 4. Market direction: fail. XJO in a downtrend: below its 200-day average
- 5. Liquid enough to trade: pass. A$52.9m average daily turnover over 20 sessions
- 6. Relative strength: pass. Beat the S&P/ASX 200 by 34.7 points over 3 months
Quality compounders
WatchScore 36rank 17 of 1171
- 1. High return on equity: unknown. Return on equity cannot be measured: it needs net profit, equity at both ends of the year and, outside banks, insurers and other financials, equity of at least 10% of total assets
- 2. Healthy profit margin: pass. Net margin 204.8% (FY ending 2025-06-30)
- 3. Profit that turns into cash: unknown. Free cash flow or net profit is missing for the period
- 4. Little debt: unknown. Net debt cannot be measured: no aligned balance sheet with debt and cash
- 5. Liquid enough to trade: pass. A$52.9m average daily turnover over 20 sessions
- 6. Long-term uptrend: pass. Close A$7.21 vs 200-day average A$6.72 (+7.4%)
- 7. Revenue not shrinking: unknown. No revenue growth figure yet