Harvey Norman Holdings
- Short interest
- 3.43%
- +0.99 pp 30d
- as of 8 Oct 2026
- Reported shorts
- 42.8M
- Shares on issue
- 1.246B
Harvey Norman Holdings (HVN) Short Interest
Harvey Norman Holdings (ASX:HVN) had 3.43% of shares reported as short positions as of 8 Oct 2026, representing 42,753,896 shares. Harvey Norman Holdings operates in the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry. Source: ASIC short position report (T+4 delay).
Source: official ASIC short position report, T+4 delay. Methodology · Disclaimer — not financial advice.
Price & short interest
Toggle series, zoom, and compare · ASIC daily, T+4About Harvey Norman Holdings
Harvey Norman Holdings operates as an integrated retail, franchise, and property entity. The company is a franchisor and retailer of furniture, bedding, computers, communications, and consumer electrical products, primarily operating in Australia, New Zealand, and Slovenia.
Company profile →Harvey Norman Holdings (ASX:HVN) has 3.43% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 8 Oct 2026, or about 42,753,896 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.99 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 1.71 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 11.51% in January 2013. HVN is classified in the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.
Short interest
History & FAQ →Weekly context: The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 41, 2026.
Strategy fit
How each stock picker strategy reads HVN today
- Zanger BreakoutWatchScore 25rank 951 of 1942
- CAN SLIMWatchScore 9rank 1187 of 1541
- Minervini Trend TemplateWatchScore 9rank 1362 of 1716
- Crowded-Short BreakoutWatchScore 24rank 198 of 1502
- Quality compoundersWatchScore 39rank 248 of 1669
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HVN fundamentals
In the year to 30 Jun 2026, Harvey Norman Holdings (ASX:HVN) recorded revenue of A$4.3B and net profit after tax of A$528.5M. A year earlier it recorded revenue of A$4.1B and net profit after tax of A$518.0M. Year-on-year growth: revenue +4.7% (FY), EPS +2.1% (FY). Net margin 12.3%, return on equity 10.9% (FY). Figures are in AUD, the company's reporting currency; source: Yahoo Finance, as at 14 Oct 2026.
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