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National Australia Bank

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National Australia Bank (NAB) is one of Australia’s major banks, generating earnings primarily from net interest income and fees across consumer banking, business and private banking, and institutional banking. It holds a leading position in Australian business banking and has a large domestic deposit base that supports funding and margins. NAB differentiates through scale, a broad distribution network and digital channels, and deep relationships with SMEs and corporate clients across Australia and New Zealand.

Short position

short percentage2.12%
reported shorts66M
shares on issue3.117B

National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB) has 2.12% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 65,989,036 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.50 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 1.15 percentage points. NAB is classified in the Banks industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

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