Name: Magellan Financial Group (MFG) Short Position History
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MFG

Financial Services

Magellan Financial Group

Short interest: 5.75%; +0.47 pp 30d; as of 9 Oct 2026
Reported shorts: 16.8M
Shares on issue: 292.608M

Price & short interest

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About Magellan Financial Group

Magellan Financial Group specializes in funds management, offering international investment funds to high net worth and retail investors in Australia and New Zealand, as well as institutional investors globally. The company is known for its innovative investment solutions and a strong focus on understanding client needs, managing over A$39 billion in assets as of December 2025.

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Magellan Financial Group (ASX:MFG) has 5.75% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 9 Oct 2026, or about 16,834,762 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.47 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 3.07 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 8.30% in October 2022. MFG is classified in the Financial Services 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 MFG today

Zanger BreakoutWatchScore 9rank 1712 of 1942
CAN SLIMWatchScore 9rank 1206 of 1541
Minervini Trend TemplateWatchScore 9rank 1386 of 1716
Crowded-Short BreakoutSetupScore 40rank 50 of 1500
Quality compoundersWatchScore 24rank 615 of 1669

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MFG fundamentals

In the year to 30 Jun 2026, Magellan Financial Group (ASX:MFG) recorded revenue of A$190.8M and net profit after tax of A$87.9M. A year earlier it recorded revenue of A$313.3M and net profit after tax of A$165.0M. Year-on-year growth: revenue −39.1% (FY), EPS −46.1% (TTM). Net margin 46.1%, return on equity 8.5% (FY). Figures are in AUD, the company's reporting currency; source: Yahoo Finance, as at 14 Oct 2026.

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