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Kingsgate Consolidated

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Kingsgate Consolidated Limited is a gold mining and exploration company focused on the Pacific Rim. They own and operate the Chatree Gold Mine in Thailand and the Nueva Esperanza Development Project in Chile. Kingsgate has significant expertise in gold exploration, development, and mining, with a focus on restarting and expanding operations at Chatree.

Short position

short percentage1.30%
reported shorts3.5M
shares on issue266.409M

Kingsgate Consolidated (ASX:KCN) has 1.30% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 3,451,081 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.54 percentage points, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.46 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 15.68% in December 2013. KCN is classified in the Materials 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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Kingsgate Consolidated (KCN) short interest history

KCN Short Interest History

30-day change
+0.54pp
90-day change
-0.46pp
1-year change
+0.87pp
All-time high
15.68% (December 2013)
All-time low
0.00% (July 2010)

Is KCN heavily shorted?

Not especially: 1.30% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #215 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 KCN's short interest changed recently?

Over the past 30 days Kingsgate Consolidated's short interest has risen 0.54 percentage points, and over 90 days it has been broadly stable. The current level is 1.30% of shares on issue.

What is the highest KCN's short interest has been?

Since 2010, Kingsgate Consolidated's short interest peaked at 15.68% in December 2013 and bottomed at 0.00% in July 2010.

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.