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.
Short position
Lynas Rare Earths (ASX:LYC) has 11.53% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 116,030,370 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 1.50 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 1.85 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.
Price & short interest
Toggle series, zoom, and compare · ASIC daily, T+4Lynas Rare Earths (LYC) short interest history
LYC Short Interest History
- 30-day change
- +1.50pp
- 90-day change
- +1.85pp
- 1-year change
- +9.02pp
- All-time high
- 13.80% (September 2012)
- All-time low
- 0.00% (November 2017)
Is LYC heavily shorted?
Yes. At 11.53%, LYC is one of the most heavily shorted stocks on the ASX, ranking #8 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 LYC's short interest changed recently?
Over the past 30 days Lynas Rare Earths's short interest has risen 1.50 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 1.85 percentage points. The current level is 11.53% of shares on issue.
What is the highest LYC's short interest has been?
Since 2010, Lynas Rare Earths's short interest peaked at 13.80% in September 2012 and bottomed at 0.00% in November 2017.
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.