Market statistics
ASX Short Selling Statistics
$110.3 billion is currently short-sold across 3298 ASX-listed companies, as of — based on official ASIC short position reports.
Short positions against the big four banks (ANZ, CBA, NAB, WBC) total $14.8 billion.
Total $ shorted
$110.3B
across 3298 stocks
Bank basket
$14.8B
ANZ · CBA · NAB · WBC
Avg short interest
0.43%
mean across shorted stocks
Heavily shorted
20
≥10% short (80 ≥5%)
Largest short positions by dollar value
| Code | Company | Short % | $ Shorted |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIO | Rio Tinto | 9.61% | $27.4B |
| CBA | Commonwealth Bank Of Australia. | 2.65% | $7.0B |
| NEM | Newmont | 2.88% | $5.5B |
| BHP | Bhp Group | 1.63% | $5.4B |
| WBC | Westpac Banking | 2.97% | $3.4B |
| NAB | National Australia Bank | 2.22% | $2.6B |
| PLS | Pls Group | 12.68% | $2.1B |
| LYC | Lynas Rare Earths | 11.84% | $1.9B |
| FMG | Fortescue | 3.46% | $1.9B |
| WES | Wesfarmers | 2.01% | $1.9B |
Ranked by estimated dollar value (short % × market capitalisation). See the full most-shorted rankings for the percentage view.
The bank short basket
Dollar value of reported short positions against Australia's big four banks — the market's highest-profile macro short.
Short interest by sector
| Industry | Stocks | Avg short % | $ Shorted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials | 736 | 0.45% | $54.5B |
| Banks | 11 | 2.06% | $15.4B |
| Health Care Equipment & Services | 81 | 0.89% | $4.4B |
| Software & Services | 99 | 0.73% | $4.1B |
| Energy | 115 | 0.68% | $3.9B |
| Financial Services | 82 | 0.93% | $3.9B |
| Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail | 39 | 1.49% | $3.1B |
| Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | 40 | 1.15% | $2.7B |
Biggest 4-week moves in short interest
Shorts building
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Methodology
Every trading day ASIC publishes aggregate reported short positions for ASX-listed securities with a four trading-day lag (T+4). The dollar value of a stock's short position is estimated as its reported short percentage multiplied by its market capitalisation — both derive from the same issued-share count, so the product equals shares sold short × latest price. Totals cover equities only (ETFs and debt securities are excluded) and omit 1588 stocks with reported shorts but no market-capitalisation data. Figures refresh daily when new ASIC data lands.
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