Name: VBX (VBX) Short Position History
Creator: Shorted
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VBX

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Short position

short percentage0.03%

reported shorts12.2K

shares on issue43.331M

VBX (ASX:VBX) has 0.03% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 23 Sept 2026, or about 12,152 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has been broadly flat, and over 90 days it has been broadly flat. VBX is classified in the Materials 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.

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Short interest history & FAQ

VBX Short Interest History

30-day change: +0.03pp
90-day change: +0.03pp
1-year change: —
All-time high: 0.03% (September 2026)
All-time low: 0.00% (February 2026)

Is VBX heavily shorted?

Not especially: 0.03% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #534 of 815 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 VBX's short interest changed recently?

Over the past 30 days VBX's short interest has been broadly stable, and over 90 days it has been broadly stable. The current level is 0.03% of shares on issue.

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

Since 2026, VBX's short interest peaked at 0.03% in September 2026 and bottomed at 0.00% in February 2026.

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 2026. See our methodology.

VBX fundamentals

In the 12 months to 31 Dec 2025, VBX (ASX:VBX) recorded a net loss after tax of A$10.3M. Figures are in AUD, the company's reporting currency; source: Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026.

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

Strategy fit

How each stock picker strategy reads VBX today

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

Zanger Breakout
WatchScore 10rank 1697 of 1977
- 1. Explosive growth: fail. Still loss-making on EPS (12 months to 2025-12-31)
- 2. A recognisable base: fail. No tight base: 57.8% deep, deeper than 25%
- 3. Breakout on heavy volume: fail. No close above the A$0.90 pivot on 1.5x volume in the last 5 sessions; close is -30.0% 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 30.9 points over 3 months
- 6. Liquid enough to trade: fail. A$101k average daily turnover over 20 sessions, below the A$250k floor
CAN SLIM
Not a candidate
- 1. Earnings growth (C and A): fail. Still loss-making on EPS (12 months to 2025-12-31)
- 2. Sales growth: unknown. No revenue growth figure yet
- 3. New highs (N): fail. 47.5% below the 52-week high, more than 5% away
- 4. Leader, not laggard (L): fail. 6-month relative strength -9.3 points, below the top-quartile cut-off of +7.4
- 5. Market direction (M): fail. XJO in a downtrend: below its 200-day average
- 6. Supply and demand (S): fail. A$101k average daily turnover over 20 sessions, below the A$250k floor
Minervini Trend Template
WatchScore 22rank 806 of 1816
- 1. Above rising averages: fail. Close A$0.63, 150-day A$0.65, 200-day A$0.67: close is not above the 150-day; 150-day is not above the 200-day
- 2. 200-day trending up: pass. 200-day average A$0.67 vs A$0.63 a month ago (+5.2%)
- 3. Well off the low: pass. Close A$0.63 is 85.3% above the 52-week low of A$0.34
- 4. Near the high: fail. 47.5% below the 52-week high, more than 25% away
- 5. Relative strength: fail. 6-month relative strength -9.3 points, below the top-quartile cut-off of +7.4
- 6. Above the 50-day: fail. Close A$0.63 vs 50-day average A$0.66 (-4.1%)
- 7. Liquid enough to trade: fail. A$101k average daily turnover over 20 sessions, below the A$250k floor
Crowded-Short Breakout
WatchScore 15rank 748 of 1619
- 1. Crowded short: fail. 0.03% of shares on issue reported short, under 5%
- 2. Days to cover: fail. 0.1 days of average volume to cover, under 5
- 3. Breakout on heavy volume: fail. No close above the A$0.90 pivot on 1.5x volume in the last 5 sessions; close is -30.0% from the pivot
- 4. Market direction: fail. XJO in a downtrend: below its 200-day average
- 5. Liquid enough to trade: fail. A$101k average daily turnover over 20 sessions, below the A$250k floor
- 6. Relative strength: pass. Beat the S&P/ASX 200 by 30.9 points over 3 months
Quality compounders
Not a candidate
- 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: unknown. No positive revenue figure to measure a margin against
- 3. Profit that turns into cash: fail. Net profit is zero or negative, so there is no profit to convert to cash (FY ending 2025-06-30)
- 4. Little debt: unknown. Net debt cannot be measured: no aligned balance sheet with debt and cash
- 5. Liquid enough to trade: fail. A$101k average daily turnover over 20 sessions, below the A$250k floor
- 6. Long-term uptrend: fail. Close A$0.63 vs 200-day average A$0.67 (-5.3%): not above the 200-day average
- 7. Revenue not shrinking: unknown. No revenue growth figure yet