WESTERN AREAS LTD short interest in 2016

In 2016, WESTERN AREAS LTD's disclosed short interest ran from 17.85% of units on issue on 4 Jan 2016 to 12.68% on 30 Dec 2016, a change of -5.17 percentage points. The year's high was 17.85% on 4 Jan 2016 and its low 7.05% on 24 May 2016, averaging 11.59% across 253 trading days. Full history: WESTERN AREAS LTD.

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Plain

Short position data for WESTERN AREAS LTD short interest in 2016: ASIC, compiled by howshorted.com, trade date 30 Dec 2016. https://howshorted.com/au/company/wsa/2016/

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@misc{howshorted-western-areas-ltd-short-interest-in-2016-2016-12-30,
  title        = {WESTERN AREAS LTD short interest in 2016 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/au/company/wsa/2016/}},
  note         = {Data: ASIC, trade date 30 Dec 2016; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2016}
}

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2016 in figures

Start of year: 17.85% (4 Jan 2016)
End of year: 12.68% (30 Dec 2016)
Change: -5.17 pp
High: 17.85% (4 Jan 2016)
Low: 7.05% (24 May 2016)
Average: 11.59%

Month by month in 2016

WESTERN AREAS LTD short interest in 2016
Month	Month end	Month high	Trade dates
January	15.99%	17.85% (4 Jan 2016)	19
February	13.02%	15.99% (3 Feb 2016)	21
March	10.98%	13.73% (14 Mar 2016)	21
April	7.84%	10.84% (1 Apr 2016)	20
May	7.38%	8.66% (2 May 2016)	22
June	8.80%	9.02% (22 Jun 2016)	21
July	10.44%	10.44% (29 Jul 2016)	21
August	9.96%	10.56% (5 Aug 2016)	23
September	13.10%	14.04% (27 Sep 2016)	22
October	13.95%	14.14% (21 Oct 2016)	21
November	14.20%	15.43% (9 Nov 2016)	22
December	12.68%	14.37% (1 Dec 2016)	20

About this data

Figures are disclosed positions as published by the ASIC; positions below the disclosure threshold are not public, so published figures are a floor. Not affiliated with the ASIC. Nothing here is investment advice. Method: methodology.