Name: Steadfast Group (SDF) Short Position History
Creator: Shorted
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SDF

Steadfast Group

Insurance

Steadfast Group is the largest general insurance broker network and underwriting agency group in Australasia, with expanding operations in Asia and Europe. The company focuses on providing superior market access and exclusive products to its network of brokers, ensuring exceptional service and superior insurance solutions.

Short position

short percentage2.28%

reported shorts25.4M

shares on issue1.112B

Steadfast Group (ASX:SDF) has 2.28% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 22 Sept 2026, or about 25,365,784 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 1.07 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.83 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 6.52% in September 2015. SDF is classified in the Insurance industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Weekly context: The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 39, 2026.

Price & short interest

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SDF intelligence dossier

Public-source evidence for this company, with industry drill-up links.

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Short interest history & FAQ

SDF Short Interest History

30-day change: +1.07pp
90-day change: +0.83pp
1-year change: -0.52pp
All-time high: 6.52% (September 2015)
All-time low: 0.02% (August 2013)

Is SDF heavily shorted?

Not especially: 2.28% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #144 of 809 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 SDF's short interest changed recently?

Over the past 30 days Steadfast Group's short interest has risen 1.07 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.83 percentage points. The current level is 2.28% of shares on issue.

What is the highest SDF's short interest has been?

Since 2013, Steadfast Group's short interest peaked at 6.52% in September 2015 and bottomed at 0.02% in August 2013.

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 2013. See our methodology.

SDF fundamentals

In the year to 30 Jun 2025, Steadfast Group (ASX:SDF) recorded revenue of A$1.4B and net profit after tax of A$334.9M. Net margin 23.9% (FY). Figures are in AUD, the company's reporting currency; source: Company filing (extracted), as at 28 Sep 2026.

Full statements, ratios and filings are on the Financials tab. Not financial advice.

Strategy fit

How each stock picker strategy reads SDF today

PassFailUnknown (data missing, or not meaningful for this company)

Zanger Breakout
WatchScore 35rank 100 of 1833
- 1. Explosive growth: unknown. No revenue or EPS growth figure yet
- 2. A recognisable base: pass. 25-session base, 11.8% deep; close A$5.75 holds above the base low A$5.16
- 3. Breakout on heavy volume: fail. No close above the A$5.85 pivot on 1.5x volume in the last 5 sessions; close is -1.7% from the pivot
- 4. Read the market first: fail. XJO in a downtrend: below its 200-day average
- 5. Relative strength: pass. Beat the S&P/ASX 200 by 14.2 points over 3 months
- 6. Liquid enough to trade: pass. A$59.0m average daily turnover over 20 sessions
CAN SLIM
WatchScore 25rank 192 of 1234
- 1. Earnings growth (C and A): unknown. No EPS growth figure yet
- 2. Sales growth: unknown. No revenue growth figure yet
- 3. New highs (N): fail. 13.7% below the 52-week high, more than 5% away
- 4. Leader, not laggard (L): pass. 6-month relative strength +36.0 points, in the top quartile (cut-off +7.8)
- 5. Market direction (M): fail. XJO in a downtrend: below its 200-day average
- 6. Supply and demand (S): pass. A$59.0m average daily turnover over 20 sessions
Minervini Trend Template
WatchScore 58rank 257 of 1768
- 1. Above rising averages: fail. Close A$5.75, 150-day A$4.82, 200-day A$4.87: 150-day is not above the 200-day
- 2. 200-day trending up: pass. 200-day average A$4.87 vs A$4.80 a month ago (+1.4%)
- 3. Well off the low: pass. Close A$5.75 is 48.6% above the 52-week low of A$3.87
- 4. Near the high: pass. 13.7% below the 52-week high
- 5. Relative strength: pass. 6-month relative strength +36.0 points, in the top quartile (cut-off +7.8)
- 6. Above the 50-day: pass. Close A$5.75 vs 50-day average A$5.55 (+3.7%)
- 7. Liquid enough to trade: pass. A$59.0m average daily turnover over 20 sessions
Crowded-Short Breakout
WatchScore 22rank 282 of 1611
- 1. Crowded short: fail. 2.28% of shares on issue reported short, under 5%
- 2. Days to cover: fail. 2.0 days of average volume to cover, under 5
- 3. Breakout on heavy volume: fail. No close above the A$5.85 pivot on 1.5x volume in the last 5 sessions; close is -1.7% from the pivot
- 4. Market direction: fail. XJO in a downtrend: below its 200-day average
- 5. Liquid enough to trade: pass. A$59.0m average daily turnover over 20 sessions
- 6. Relative strength: pass. Beat the S&P/ASX 200 by 14.2 points over 3 months
Quality compounders
WatchScore 38rank 14 of 1171
- 1. High return on equity: unknown. Return on equity cannot be measured: it needs net profit, equity at both ends of the year and, outside banks, insurers and other financials, equity of at least 10% of total assets
- 2. Healthy profit margin: pass. Net margin 23.9% (FY ending 2025-06-30)
- 3. Profit that turns into cash: unknown. Not meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials, whose cash flows mix customers' money with their own
- 4. Little debt: unknown. Not meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials, whose debt is the funding of their business
- 5. Liquid enough to trade: pass. A$59.0m average daily turnover over 20 sessions
- 6. Long-term uptrend: pass. Close A$5.75 vs 200-day average A$4.87 (+18.1%)
- 7. Revenue not shrinking: unknown. No revenue growth figure yet