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.
Short position
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.
Price & short interest
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HVN Short Interest History
- 30-day change
- +0.99pp
- 90-day change
- +1.67pp
- 1-year change
- +2.21pp
- All-time high
- 11.51% (January 2013)
- All-time low
- 0.17% (September 2014)
Is HVN heavily shorted?
Not especially: 3.33% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #99 of 799 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 HVN's short interest changed recently?
Over the past 30 days Harvey Norman Holdings's short interest has risen 0.99 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 1.67 percentage points. The current level is 3.33% of shares on issue.
What is the highest HVN's short interest has been?
Since 2010, Harvey Norman Holdings's short interest peaked at 11.51% in January 2013 and bottomed at 0.17% in September 2014.
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 2010. See our methodology.