Whitehaven Coal
Whitehaven Coal is an Australian company focused on coal mining and exploration. They operate in the energy sector, extracting and selling coal to both domestic and international markets. The company aims to help the world progress by providing resources.
Short position
Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) has 1.36% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 11,159,880 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has fallen 0.08 percentage points, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.40 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 11.77% in June 2013. WHC 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
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Profile, insiders and operations
Company
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Operations exposure
New South WalesMajority of operations (estimate)
Basis: Gunnedah Basin coal mines
QueenslandSignificant operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Daunia and Blackwater metallurgical coal
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WHC intelligence dossier
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