🇦🇺 Most shorted Australian stocks of 2020
In 2020, 1,091 Australia companies carried disclosed short positions across 255 trading days (2 Jan 2020 to 31 Dec 2020). The year's highest single reading was KIRKLAND LAKE GOLD CDI1:1FOREXEMPT XTSE at 32.17% on 8 Jan 2020. Figures are disclosed positions only, from official ASIC data.
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League table at end of 2020
| # | Company | Short % (31 Dec 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEBBEDS GROUP | 14.69% |
| 2 | TASSAL GROUP LIMITED | 11.80% |
| 3 | MESOBLAST LIMITED | 9.82% |
| 4 | SPEEDCAST INT LTD | 9.27% |
| 5 | INGHAMS GROUP | 8.48% |
| 6 | FLIGHT CENTRE TRAVEL | 8.26% |
| 7 | INVOCARE LIMITED | 8.18% |
| 8 | MYER HOLDINGS LTD | 8.05% |
| 9 | THE A2 MILK COMPANY | 7.96% |
| 10 | METCASH LIMITED | 7.75% |
| 11 | ZIP CO LTD. | 7.63% |
| 12 | WESTERN AREAS LTD | 7.51% |
| 13 | AVITA MEDICAL CDI 5:1 | 7.49% |
| 14 | SERVICE STREAM | 7.04% |
| 15 | FREEDOM FOOD LTD | 6.93% |
| 16 | BANK OF QUEENSLAND. | 6.54% |
| 17 | EML PAYMENTS LTD | 6.53% |
| 18 | NEARMAP LTD | 6.03% |
| 19 | CLINUVEL PHARMACEUT. | 5.92% |
| 20 | ELECTRO OPTIC SYS. | 5.68% |
| 21 | ALKANE RESOURCES LTD | 5.41% |
| 22 | STHN CROSS MEDIA | 5.38% |
| 23 | PRO MEDICUS LIMITED | 5.29% |
| 24 | WHITEHAVEN COAL | 5.27% |
| 25 | JB HI-FI LIMITED | 5.22% |
Top 25 of 594 companies with disclosed positions on 31 Dec 2020.
Biggest rises of 2020
- TASSAL GROUP LIMITED+11.19pp to 11.80%
- SERVICE STREAM+6.59pp to 7.04%
- AVITA MEDICAL CDI 5:1+6.09pp to 7.49%
- EML PAYMENTS LTD+5.73pp to 6.53%
- ALKANE RESOURCES LTD+5.31pp to 5.41%
- MESOBLAST LIMITED+5.28pp to 9.82%
- ELECTRO OPTIC SYS.+5.25pp to 5.68%
- ZIP CO LTD.+4.51pp to 7.63%
- STHN CROSS MEDIA+4.47pp to 5.38%
- WEBBEDS GROUP+4.46pp to 14.69%
Biggest falls of 2020
- SYRAH RESOURCES−14.56pp to 1.80%
- GALAXY RESOURCES−13.56pp to 2.81%
- NEXTDC LIMITED−11.33pp to 0.76%
- COSTA GROUP HOLDINGS−9.93pp to 1.02%
- OREZONE GOLD CORP CDI 1:1−9.81pp to 3.79%
- BEGA CHEESE LTD−9.62pp to 0.93%
- DOMINO PIZZA ENTERPR−8.82pp to 1.37%
- MINERAL RESOURCES.−8.51pp to 0.44%
- NUFARM LIMITED−7.51pp to 0.87%
- HUB24 LTD−7.21pp to 2.00%
Changes compare each company's disclosed level at the end of 2020 with its last disclosed level of 2019; a company entering the register during the year rises from 0.00 (undisclosed is not the same as zero short interest). Nothing here is investment advice.