Qantas Airways
Qantas Airways is a leading Australian airline providing both international and domestic air transportation services. The company also offers holiday tours and support activities such as catering, IT, ground handling, and engineering. Known for its safety and reliability, Qantas holds a strong market position in the aviation industry.
Short position
Qantas Airways (ASX:QAN) has 1.67% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 25,322,830 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has been broadly flat, and over 90 days it has risen 0.50 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 4.37% in July 2014. QAN is classified in the Transportation 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+4Qantas Airways (QAN) short interest history
QAN Short Interest History
- 30-day change
- -0.02pp
- 90-day change
- +0.50pp
- 1-year change
- +1.34pp
- All-time high
- 4.37% (July 2014)
- All-time low
- 0.01% (November 2015)
Is QAN heavily shorted?
Not especially: 1.67% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #183 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 QAN's short interest changed recently?
Over the past 30 days Qantas Airways's short interest has been broadly stable, and over 90 days it has risen 0.50 percentage points. The current level is 1.67% of shares on issue.
What is the highest QAN's short interest has been?
Since 2010, Qantas Airways's short interest peaked at 4.37% in July 2014 and bottomed at 0.01% in November 2015.
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.