Name: Rea Group (REA) Short Position History
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REA

Media & Entertainment

Rea Group

Short interest: 3.77%; −0.06 pp 30d; as of 9 Oct 2026
Reported shorts: 4.9M
Shares on issue: 130.860M

Price & short interest

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About Rea Group

REA Group is a leading digital advertising company specializing in real estate. It operates Australia's largest property websites, providing comprehensive property listings and market insights. The company leverages technology to enhance the property search experience, maintaining a strong market position in the digital real estate sector.

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Rea Group (ASX:REA) has 3.77% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 9 Oct 2026, or about 4,934,020 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has fallen 0.06 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.18 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 6.07% in January 2017. REA is classified in the Media & Entertainment industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Short interest

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Strategy fit

How each stock picker strategy reads REA today

Zanger BreakoutWatchScore 31rank 582 of 1942
CAN SLIMWatchScore 10rank 1123 of 1541
Minervini Trend TemplateWatchScore 10rank 1326 of 1716
Crowded-Short BreakoutWatchScore 35rank 93 of 1502
Quality compoundersSetupScore 75rank 20 of 1669

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REA fundamentals

In the year to 30 Jun 2026, Rea Group (ASX:REA) recorded revenue of A$2.0B and net profit after tax of A$551.6M. A year earlier it recorded revenue of A$1.9B and net profit after tax of A$677.9M. Year-on-year growth: revenue +4.3% (FY), EPS −18.5% (TTM). Net margin 27.4%, return on equity 29.0% (FY). Figures are in AUD, the company's reporting currency; source: Yahoo Finance, as at 14 Oct 2026.

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