Perseus Mining
Perseus Mining is an Australian-based gold producer, developer, and explorer focused on projects in West Africa. The company operates multiple gold mines and is dedicated to sustainable and responsible mining practices. Perseus aims to create value for shareholders through efficient operations and strategic growth.
Short position
Perseus Mining (ASX:PRU) has 0.37% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 4,890,943 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has been broadly flat, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.14 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 9.08% in June 2017. PRU is classified in the Materials 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+4Perseus Mining (PRU) short interest history
PRU Short Interest History
- 30-day change
- +0.01pp
- 90-day change
- -0.14pp
- 1-year change
- -0.13pp
- All-time high
- 9.08% (June 2017)
- All-time low
- 0.00% (July 2010)
Is PRU heavily shorted?
Not especially: 0.37% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #356 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 PRU's short interest changed recently?
Over the past 30 days Perseus Mining's short interest has been broadly stable, and over 90 days it has been broadly stable. The current level is 0.37% of shares on issue.
What is the highest PRU's short interest has been?
Since 2010, Perseus Mining's short interest peaked at 9.08% in June 2017 and bottomed at 0.00% in July 2010.
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.