News
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
News (ASX:NWS) has 1.15% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 443,276 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has fallen 0.44 percentage points, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.44 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 18.74% in October 2013. 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.
Price & short interest
Toggle series, zoom, and compare · ASIC daily, T+4News (NWS) short interest history
NWS Short Interest History
- 30-day change
- -0.44pp
- 90-day change
- -0.44pp
- 1-year change
- +0.31pp
- All-time high
- 18.74% (October 2013)
- All-time low
- 0.03% (March 2013)
Is NWS heavily shorted?
Not especially: 1.15% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #229 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 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 1.15% of shares on issue.
What is the highest NWS's short interest has been?
Since 2010, News's short interest peaked at 18.74% in October 2013 and bottomed at 0.03% in March 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.