Name: Lynas Rare Earths (LYC) Short Position History
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LYC

Materials

Lynas Rare Earths

Short interest: 11.85%; +1.79 pp 30d; as of 9 Oct 2026
Reported shorts: 119.3M
Shares on issue: 1.007B

Price & short interest

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About Lynas Rare Earths

Lynas Rare Earths is the only significant producer of separated rare earth materials outside of China. They operate the Mt Weld mine in Western Australia and a processing plant in Malaysia, producing high-quality separated rare earth materials. Their products are used in various high-tech applications, including electronics, wind turbines, and electric vehicles.

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Lynas Rare Earths (ASX:LYC) has 11.85% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 9 Oct 2026, or about 119,274,936 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 1.79 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 2.26 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 13.80% in September 2012. LYC is classified in the Materials 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 LYC today

Zanger BreakoutWatchScore 35rank 312 of 1893
CAN SLIMWatchScore 45rank 54 of 1549
Minervini Trend TemplateWatchScore 19rank 907 of 1684
Crowded-Short BreakoutSetupScore 47rank 18 of 1448
Quality compoundersWatchScore 48rank 136 of 1660

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LYC fundamentals

In the year to 30 Jun 2026, Lynas Rare Earths (ASX:LYC) recorded revenue of A$977.9M and net profit after tax of A$222.4M. A year earlier it recorded revenue of A$542.7M and net profit after tax of A$8.0M. Year-on-year growth: revenue +80.2% (FY). Net margin 22.7%, return on equity 7.6% (FY). Figures are in AUD, the company's reporting currency; source: Yahoo Finance, as at 14 Oct 2026.

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