Name: Yancoal Australia (YAL) Short Position History
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YAL

Yancoal Australia

Energy

Yancoal Australia is a coal producer operating across New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia. The company owns or operates eight producing coal mines and employs over 6,000 people. Yancoal strives to safely produce a reliable energy source that powers and builds communities around the world.

Short position

short percentage0.62%

reported shorts8.2M

shares on issue1.320B

Yancoal Australia (ASX:YAL) has 0.62% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 24 Aug 2026, or about 8,214,082 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has fallen 0.39 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.24 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 2.97% in June 2025. YAL 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: NSW thermal coal mines and ports
QueenslandSignificant operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Queensland coal mine operations

Coarse bands are AI estimates based on public company information.

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

Price & short interest

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YAL intelligence dossier

Public-source evidence for this company, with industry drill-up links.

Tax paid and taxable income records
Government contracts and public money
Emissions and trade exposure
Political donations and lobbying links

Short interest history & FAQ

YAL Short Interest History

30-day change: -0.39pp
90-day change: +0.24pp
1-year change: -1.65pp
All-time high: 2.97% (June 2025)
All-time low: 0.00% (January 2022)

Is YAL heavily shorted?

Not especially: 0.62% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #291 of 807 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 YAL's short interest changed recently?

Over the past 30 days Yancoal Australia's short interest has been broadly stable, and over 90 days it has been broadly stable. The current level is 0.62% of shares on issue.

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

Since 2012, Yancoal Australia's short interest peaked at 2.97% in June 2025 and bottomed at 0.00% in January 2022.

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 2012. See our methodology.