South32
South32 is a diversified mining and metals company producing bauxite, alumina, aluminium, energy coal, metallurgical coal, manganese ore, manganese alloy, nickel, silver, lead and zinc. The company has operations in Australia, Southern Africa, and South America. South32 aims to create value through the development of its portfolio of high-quality assets and disciplined capital management.
Short position
South32 (ASX:S32) has 1.33% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 59,677,812 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.33 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.15 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 2.98% in February 2016. S32 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+4South32 (S32) short interest history
S32 Short Interest History
- 30-day change
- +0.33pp
- 90-day change
- +0.15pp
- 1-year change
- +0.48pp
- All-time high
- 2.98% (February 2016)
- All-time low
- 0.10% (August 2018)
Is S32 heavily shorted?
Not especially: 1.33% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #213 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 S32's short interest changed recently?
Over the past 30 days South32's short interest has been broadly stable, and over 90 days it has been broadly stable. The current level is 1.33% of shares on issue.
What is the highest S32's short interest has been?
Since 2015, South32's short interest peaked at 2.98% in February 2016 and bottomed at 0.10% in August 2018.
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 2015. See our methodology.