How shorted is VANECK DEFENCE ETF ETF UNITS right now?

0.00% of VANECK DEFENCE ETF ETF UNITS's units on issue were reported as short positions for trade date 29 Jul 2026, per ASIC's daily aggregated short position report. That is 16 units reported short of 7,650,043 on issue.

What does this number include?

ASIC aggregates the short positions that all short sellers report to it daily (reporting starts at A$100,000 or 0.01% of capital), expressed as a percentage of total product in issue. It is close to a complete picture of open short positions in the product.

Why is the latest figure four days old?

ASIC publishes each trade date's aggregate on the fourth business day afterwards (T+4). We ingest each file the day it appears.

Which funds are short?

Australia's public data is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named in ASIC's daily report.

How shorted is VANECK DEFENCE ETF ETF UNITS?

0.00%

of units on issue reported short · trade date 29 Jul 2026

5-day change: –
20-day change: –
Reported short: 16
Units on issue: 7,650,043

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Short position data for VANECK DEFENCE ETF ETF UNITS: ASIC, compiled by howshorted.com, trade date 29 Jul 2026. https://howshorted.com/au/company/dfnd/

History

Trade date	Short %	Change
29 Jul 2026	0.00%	−0.05
8 Apr 2026	0.05%	−4.01
19 Jan 2026	4.06%	+0.86
16 Jan 2026	3.20%	–

About this data

ASX code: DFND
First seen in dataset: 16 Jan 2026
Listing: VANECK DEFENCE ETF ETF UNITS on the ASX ↗

Short position data © Australian Securities & Investments Commission. Reproduced with permission (CC BY 4.0). We show regulatory short-position data only: no prices, no valuations, no recommendations.

Frequently asked questions

How shorted is VANECK DEFENCE ETF ETF UNITS right now?: 0.00% of VANECK DEFENCE ETF ETF UNITS's units on issue were reported as short positions for trade date 29 Jul 2026, per ASIC's daily aggregated short position report. That is 16 units reported short of 7,650,043 on issue.
What does this number include?: ASIC aggregates the short positions that all short sellers report to it daily (reporting starts at A$100,000 or 0.01% of capital), expressed as a percentage of total product in issue. It is close to a complete picture of open short positions in the product.
Why is the latest figure four days old?: ASIC publishes each trade date's aggregate on the fourth business day afterwards (T+4). We ingest each file the day it appears.
Which funds are short?: Australia's public data is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named in ASIC's daily report.