Opthea
- Short interest
- 0.01%
- −0.47 pp 30d
- as of 13 July 2026
- Reported shorts
- 70.6K
- Shares on issue
- 1.368B
Opthea (OPT) Short Interest
Opthea (ASX:OPT) had 0.01% of shares reported as short positions as of 13 July 2026, representing 70,621 shares. Opthea operates in the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences industry. Source: ASIC short position report (T+4 delay).
Source: official ASIC short position report, T+4 delay. Methodology · Disclaimer — not financial advice.
Price & short interest
Toggle series, zoom, and compare · ASIC daily, T+4About Opthea
Opthea is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative biologics-based therapies for treating vision-threatening eye diseases. The company is pioneering the development of sozinibercept, a first-in-class VEGF-C/D 'trap' inhibitor, aimed at improving treatment outcomes for wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME).
Company profile →Opthea (ASX:OPT) has 0.01% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 13 July 2026, or about 70,621 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has fallen 0.47 percentage points, and over 90 days it has fallen 1.92 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 4.46% in March 2025. OPT is classified in the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.
Short interest
History & FAQ →Weekly context: The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 41, 2026.
Latest OPT news
All news- Opthea (ASX:OPT) Shares Plunge 95%: What Triggered Collapse - Kalkine
googlenews · 3 June 2026
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