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How shorted is RIO TINTO LIMITED?

More shorted than 97% of the 693 Australian companies with disclosed positions

9.79%
of units on issue reported short · trade date 20 Aug 2026
5-day change
−0.16
20-day change
+0.55
Reported short
36,396,393
Units on issue
371,821,214
Aggregate net short position time series for RIO TINTO LIMITED
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Trade dateShort %Change
20 Aug 20269.79%+0.01
19 Aug 20269.78%+0.01
18 Aug 20269.77%−0.09
17 Aug 20269.86%−0.04
14 Aug 20269.90%−0.05
13 Aug 20269.95%−0.13
12 Aug 202610.08%+0.27
11 Aug 20269.81%+0.09
10 Aug 20269.72%−0.01
7 Aug 20269.73%−0.13
6 Aug 20269.86%+0.36
5 Aug 20269.50%−0.22
4 Aug 20269.72%+0.23
3 Aug 20269.49%+0.43
31 Jul 20269.06%−0.32
30 Jul 20269.38%+0.08
29 Jul 20269.30%−0.04
28 Jul 20269.34%+0.04
27 Jul 20269.30%+0.05
24 Jul 20269.25%+0.01
23 Jul 20269.24%+0.05
22 Jul 20269.19%−0.02
21 Jul 20269.21%+0.03
20 Jul 20269.18%−0.05
17 Jul 20269.23%−0.03
16 Jul 20269.26%+0.52
15 Jul 20268.74%−0.42
14 Jul 20269.16%+0.02
13 Jul 20269.14%−0.02
10 Jul 20269.16%+0.06
9 Jul 20269.10%0.00
8 Jul 20269.10%+0.04
7 Jul 20269.06%+0.05
6 Jul 20269.01%+0.04
3 Jul 20268.97%−0.16
2 Jul 20269.13%+0.23
1 Jul 20268.90%−0.09
30 Jun 20268.99%+0.43
29 Jun 20268.56%+0.06
26 Jun 20268.50%−0.39
25 Jun 20268.89%+0.16
24 Jun 20268.73%+0.01
23 Jun 20268.72%+0.29
22 Jun 20268.43%−0.51
19 Jun 20268.94%−0.20
18 Jun 20269.14%−0.09
17 Jun 20269.23%+0.03
16 Jun 20269.20%+0.09
15 Jun 20269.11%+0.12
12 Jun 20268.99%−0.01
11 Jun 20269.00%+0.54
10 Jun 20268.46%−0.49
9 Jun 20268.95%−0.06
5 Jun 20269.01%+0.26
4 Jun 20268.75%−0.18
3 Jun 20268.93%+0.28
2 Jun 20268.65%+0.06
1 Jun 20268.59%−0.12
29 May 20268.71%+0.35
28 May 20268.36%−0.31
27 May 20268.67%−0.01
26 May 20268.68%+0.32
25 May 20268.36%+0.08
22 May 20268.28%+0.14
21 May 20268.14%+0.06
20 May 20268.08%−0.04
19 May 20268.12%−0.22
18 May 20268.34%−0.10
15 May 20268.44%−0.02
14 May 20268.46%+0.11
13 May 20268.35%+0.10
12 May 20268.25%+0.23
11 May 20268.02%+0.67
8 May 20267.35%−0.45
7 May 20267.80%+0.72
6 May 20267.08%−0.33
5 May 20267.41%−0.26
4 May 20267.67%−0.03
1 May 20267.70%−0.05
30 Apr 20267.75%+0.35
29 Apr 20267.40%−0.18
28 Apr 20267.58%+0.10
27 Apr 20267.48%+0.30
24 Apr 20267.18%−0.22
23 Apr 20267.40%+0.28
22 Apr 20267.12%−0.25
21 Apr 20267.37%+0.04
20 Apr 20267.33%+0.35
17 Apr 20266.98%+0.36
16 Apr 20266.62%−0.53
15 Apr 20267.15%+0.25
14 Apr 20266.90%−0.20
13 Apr 20267.10%+0.28
10 Apr 20266.82%+0.09
9 Apr 20266.73%+0.03
8 Apr 20266.70%−0.01
7 Apr 20266.71%+0.36
2 Apr 20266.35%+0.25
1 Apr 20266.10%−0.19
31 Mar 20266.29%+0.20
30 Mar 20266.09%+0.21
27 Mar 20265.88%+0.08
26 Mar 20265.80%−0.02
25 Mar 20265.82%−0.06
24 Mar 20265.88%−0.13
23 Mar 20266.01%−0.05
20 Mar 20266.06%−0.51
19 Mar 20266.57%+0.05
18 Mar 20266.52%+0.08
17 Mar 20266.44%+0.08
16 Mar 20266.36%−0.09
13 Mar 20266.45%+0.19
12 Mar 20266.26%+0.17
11 Mar 20266.09%−0.11
10 Mar 20266.20%+0.05
9 Mar 20266.15%−0.21
6 Mar 20266.36%+0.13
5 Mar 20266.23%+0.21
4 Mar 20266.02%+0.13
3 Mar 20265.89%0.00
2 Mar 20265.89%+0.06
27 Feb 20265.83%+0.09
26 Feb 20265.74%−0.04
25 Feb 20265.78%+0.07
24 Feb 20265.71%−0.29
23 Feb 20266.00%−0.04
20 Feb 20266.04%−0.01
19 Feb 20266.05%−0.02
18 Feb 20266.07%0.00
17 Feb 20266.07%+0.02
16 Feb 20266.05%−0.10
13 Feb 20266.15%+0.07
12 Feb 20266.08%+0.08
11 Feb 20266.00%−0.25
10 Feb 20266.25%−0.06
9 Feb 20266.31%+0.10
6 Feb 20266.21%−0.24
5 Feb 20266.45%+0.08
4 Feb 20266.37%−0.19
3 Feb 20266.56%−0.10
2 Feb 20266.66%+0.07
30 Jan 20266.59%−0.14
29 Jan 20266.73%−0.08
28 Jan 20266.81%−0.05
27 Jan 20266.86%−0.13
23 Jan 20266.99%−0.13
22 Jan 20267.12%−0.10
21 Jan 20267.22%+0.01
20 Jan 20267.21%−0.03
19 Jan 20267.24%+0.08
16 Jan 20267.16%−0.11
15 Jan 20267.27%−0.25
14 Jan 20267.52%−0.06
13 Jan 20267.58%−0.02
12 Jan 20267.60%−0.24
9 Jan 20267.84%−0.25
8 Jan 20268.09%−0.04
7 Jan 20268.13%+0.03
6 Jan 20268.10%–

About this data

ASX code
RIO
First seen in dataset
6 Jan 2026
Listing
RIO TINTO LIMITED 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 RIO TINTO LIMITED right now?
9.79% of RIO TINTO LIMITED's units on issue were reported as short positions for trade date 20 Aug 2026, per ASIC's daily aggregated short position report. That is 36,396,393 units reported short of 371,821,214 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.