Origin Energy
Origin Energy operates energy businesses, focusing on electricity and gas supply, along with renewable energy solutions. The company aims to provide useful services to customers, the community, and the planet. Origin has a significant presence in the Australian energy market, offering a range of plans and services for homes and businesses.
Short position
Origin Energy (ASX:ORG) has 1.10% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 18,889,632 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.06 percentage points, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.67 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 3.03% in October 2015. ORG is classified in the Utilities 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+4Origin Energy (ORG) short interest history
ORG Short Interest History
- 30-day change
- +0.06pp
- 90-day change
- -0.67pp
- 1-year change
- +0.14pp
- All-time high
- 3.03% (October 2015)
- All-time low
- 0.10% (January 2018)
Is ORG heavily shorted?
Not especially: 1.10% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #233 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 ORG's short interest changed recently?
Over the past 30 days Origin Energy's short interest has been broadly stable, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.67 percentage points. The current level is 1.10% of shares on issue.
What is the highest ORG's short interest has been?
Since 2010, Origin Energy's short interest peaked at 3.03% in October 2015 and bottomed at 0.10% in January 2018.
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.