Santana Minerals
Santana Minerals is an Australian-based company focused on the discovery of globally significant precious metals deposits. The company is actively involved in exploration activities, aiming to identify and develop valuable mineral resources. Santana Minerals operates primarily in the materials sector, with a specific emphasis on gold and other precious metals.
Short position
Santana Minerals (ASX:SMI) has 2.90% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 28,626,516 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.90 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.82 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 3.09% in September 2026. SMI 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+4Santana Minerals (SMI) short interest history
SMI Short Interest History
- 30-day change
- +0.90pp
- 90-day change
- +0.82pp
- 1-year change
- +2.67pp
- All-time high
- 3.09% (September 2026)
- All-time low
- 0.00% (June 2016)
Is SMI heavily shorted?
Not especially: 2.90% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #118 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 SMI's short interest changed recently?
Over the past 30 days Santana Minerals's short interest has risen 0.90 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.82 percentage points. The current level is 2.90% of shares on issue.
What is the highest SMI's short interest has been?
Since 2013, Santana Minerals's short interest peaked at 3.09% in September 2026 and bottomed at 0.00% in June 2016.
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.