Name: News (NWS) Short Position History
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NWS

News

Media & Entertainment

News Corporation is a global media and information services company with a diverse portfolio, including newspaper and book publishing, digital real estate services, and sports programming. The company leverages its trusted brands and content to deliver value to customers and shareholders. News Corp holds a strong market position in Australia with its pay-TV distribution and integrated marketing services.

Short position

short percentage1.50%

reported shorts563.8K

shares on issue37.613M

News (ASX:NWS) has 1.50% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 24 Aug 2026, or about 563,808 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has fallen 0.41 percentage points, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.32 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 16.79% in March 2014. NWS is classified in the Media & Entertainment industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Operations exposure

New South WalesSome operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Australian newspapers and Foxtel operations

Coarse bands are AI estimates based on public company information.

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

Price & short interest

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NWS intelligence dossier

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Short interest history & FAQ

NWS Short Interest History

30-day change: -0.41pp
90-day change: -0.32pp
1-year change: +0.34pp
All-time high: 16.79% (March 2014)
All-time low: 0.04% (September 2013)

Is NWS heavily shorted?

Not especially: 1.63% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #187 of 818 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 NWS's short interest changed recently?

Over the past 30 days News's short interest has been broadly stable, and over 90 days it has been broadly stable. The current level is 1.63% of shares on issue.

What is the highest NWS's short interest has been?

Since 2010, News's short interest peaked at 16.79% in March 2014 and bottomed at 0.04% in September 2013.

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.