Nickel Industries
Nickel Industries is an Australian-based company focused on the production of nickel pig iron (NPI) and ferronickel, essential components in stainless steel manufacturing. The company operates primarily in Indonesia, leveraging the country's rich nickel ore reserves. Nickel Industries aims to be a globally significant, low-cost producer of nickel products.
Short position
Nickel Industries (ASX:NIC) has 0.83% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 36,241,064 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.11 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.20 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 5.83% in December 2022. NIC 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+4Nickel Industries (NIC) short interest history
NIC Short Interest History
- 30-day change
- +0.11pp
- 90-day change
- +0.20pp
- 1-year change
- -0.36pp
- All-time high
- 5.83% (December 2022)
- All-time low
- 0.03% (April 2019)
Is NIC heavily shorted?
Not especially: 0.83% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #267 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 NIC's short interest changed recently?
Over the past 30 days Nickel Industries's short interest has been broadly stable, and over 90 days it has been broadly stable. The current level is 0.83% of shares on issue.
What is the highest NIC's short interest has been?
Since 2019, Nickel Industries's short interest peaked at 5.83% in December 2022 and bottomed at 0.03% in April 2019.
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 2019. See our methodology.