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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 percentage3.33%
reported shorts41.5M
shares on issue1.246B

Harvey Norman Holdings (ASX:HVN) has 3.33% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 41,490,224 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.99 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 1.67 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.

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Harvey Norman Holdings (HVN) company profile

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Company

AI-generated research profile of Harvey Norman Holdings

Retail
Franchise
Property
Consumer Electronics
ASX

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.

HVN intelligence dossier

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