Name: Rea Group (REA) Short Position History
Creator: Shorted
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REA

Rea Group

Media & Entertainment

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.

Short position

short percentage4.00%

reported shorts5.2M

shares on issue130.860M

Rea Group (ASX:REA) has 4.00% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 24 Aug 2026, or about 5,232,194 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.34 percentage points, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.78 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 5.82% in April 2026. 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.

Operations exposure

New South WalesSignificant operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Australian listings and advertising revenue
VictoriaSome operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Product and technology teams

Coarse bands are AI estimates based on public company information.

Weekly context: The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 35, 2026.