Name: Insurance Australia Group (IAG) Short Position History
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IAG

Insurance

Insurance Australia Group

Short interest: 1.37%; +0.02 pp 30d; as of 8 Oct 2026
Reported shorts: 31.9M
Shares on issue: 2.339B

Price & short interest

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About Insurance Australia Group

Insurance Australia Group (IAG) is the largest general insurance company in Australia and New Zealand, offering a comprehensive range of personal and commercial insurance products. The company operates under several leading brands, providing tailored insurance solutions to meet diverse customer needs.

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Insurance Australia Group (ASX:IAG) has 1.37% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 8 Oct 2026, or about 31,932,472 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has been broadly flat, and over 90 days it has risen 0.36 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 3.86% in February 2016. IAG is classified in the Insurance industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Short interest

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Strategy fit

How each stock picker strategy reads IAG today

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Crowded-Short BreakoutWatchScore 30rank 143 of 1502
Quality compoundersWatchScore 28rank 480 of 1669

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IAG fundamentals

In the year to 30 Jun 2026, Insurance Australia Group (ASX:IAG) recorded revenue of A$16.1B and net profit after tax of A$1.0B. A year earlier it recorded revenue of A$15.5B and net profit after tax of A$1.4B. Year-on-year growth: revenue +3.8% (FY), EPS +8.4% (FY). Net margin 6.3% (FY). Figures are in AUD, the company's reporting currency; source: Yahoo Finance and ASX (Markit), as at 14 Oct 2026.

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