Perpetual
Perpetual is a diversified financial services company providing asset management, private wealth, and trustee services to local and international clients. With a history dating back to 1886, the company operates across Australia, Asia, Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States, focusing on client-centric solutions and sustainable growth.
Short position
Perpetual (ASX:PPT) has 4.15% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 4,809,782 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 1.18 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 1.57 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 14.02% in January 2023. PPT is classified in the Financial Services 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+4Perpetual (PPT) short interest history
PPT Short Interest History
- 30-day change
- +1.18pp
- 90-day change
- +1.57pp
- 1-year change
- +2.16pp
- All-time high
- 14.02% (January 2023)
- All-time low
- 0.62% (January 2023)
Is PPT heavily shorted?
Not especially: 4.15% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #81 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 PPT's short interest changed recently?
Over the past 30 days Perpetual's short interest has risen 1.18 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 1.57 percentage points. The current level is 4.15% of shares on issue.
What is the highest PPT's short interest has been?
Since 2010, Perpetual's short interest peaked at 14.02% in January 2023 and bottomed at 0.62% in January 2023.
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.