Santos
Santos is a global energy company focused on supplying critical fuels like oil and gas, with operations across Australia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and the United States. They are committed to abating emissions through carbon capture and storage (CCS), energy efficiency projects, and the use of renewables, aiming to sustainably grow their oil and gas portfolio to meet growing energy demand.
Short position
Santos (ASX:STO) has 0.26% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 8,386,746 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has been broadly flat, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.35 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 10.93% in September 2015. STO is classified in the Energy 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+4Santos (STO) short interest history
STO Short Interest History
- 30-day change
- -0.03pp
- 90-day change
- -0.35pp
- 1-year change
- +0.01pp
- All-time high
- 10.93% (September 2015)
- All-time low
- 0.08% (August 2018)
Is STO heavily shorted?
Not especially: 0.26% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #382 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 STO's short interest changed recently?
Over the past 30 days Santos's short interest has been broadly stable, and over 90 days it has been broadly stable. The current level is 0.26% of shares on issue.
What is the highest STO's short interest has been?
Since 2010, Santos's short interest peaked at 10.93% in September 2015 and bottomed at 0.08% 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 2010. See our methodology.