Name: Harvey Norman Holdings (HVN) Short Position History
Creator: Shorted
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HVN

Harvey Norman Holdings

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail

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.

Short position

short percentage2.11%

reported shorts26.2M

shares on issue1.246B

Harvey Norman Holdings (ASX:HVN) has 2.11% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 24 Aug 2026, or about 26,248,706 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.29 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.65 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 11.42% 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.

Operations exposure

VictoriaSome operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Major retail footprint and distribution
QueenslandSome operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Significant store network and sales

Coarse bands are AI estimates based on public company information.

Weekly context: The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 35, 2026.