Name: Northern Star Resources (NST) Short Position History
Creator: Shorted
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NST

Northern Star Resources

Materials

Northern Star Resources is a global-scale Australian gold producer with operations in Western Australia and Alaska. The company focuses on organic growth through targeted exploration and expansion of existing operations. Northern Star aims to deliver superior shareholder returns by maintaining a diversified asset base and low-cost operations.

Short position

short percentage1.43%

reported shorts20.4M

shares on issue1.425B

Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) has 1.43% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 24 Aug 2026, or about 20,387,940 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.50 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.54 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 10.06% in February 2021. NST is classified in the Materials industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Operations exposure

Western AustraliaMajority of operations (estimate)
Basis: Kalgoorlie and Yandal gold operations
Northern TerritorySome operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Tanami gold mine operations

Coarse bands are AI estimates based on public company information.

Weekly context: The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 35, 2026.