Name: Whitehaven Coal (WHC) Short Position History
Creator: Shorted
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WHC

Whitehaven Coal

Energy

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

short percentage1.32%

reported shorts10.9M

shares on issue822.324M

Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) has 1.32% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 24 Aug 2026, or about 10,895,698 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has fallen 0.07 percentage points, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.61 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 10.99% 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.

Operations exposure

New South WalesMajority of operations (estimate)
Basis: Gunnedah Basin coal mines
QueenslandSignificant operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Daunia and Blackwater metallurgical coal

Coarse bands are AI estimates based on public company information.

Weekly context: The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 35, 2026.