🇦🇺 Most shorted Australian stocks of 2023
In 2023, 1,302 Australia companies carried disclosed short positions across 252 trading days (3 Jan 2023 to 29 Dec 2023). The year's highest single reading was PLS GROUP LTD at 22.04% on 7 Dec 2023. Figures are disclosed positions only, from official ASIC data.
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League table at end of 2023
| # | Company | Short % (29 Dec 2023) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLS GROUP LTD | 20.75% |
| 2 | SYRAH RESOURCES | 14.46% |
| 3 | CORE LITHIUM | 13.59% |
| 4 | DEEP YELLOW LIMITED | 10.50% |
| 5 | GENESIS MINERALS | 8.90% |
| 6 | FLIGHT CENTRE TRAVEL | 8.81% |
| 7 | SAYONA MINING LTD | 8.79% |
| 8 | IDP EDUCATION LTD | 8.78% |
| 9 | PENINSULA ENERGY LTD | 8.40% |
| 10 | LIONTOWN LIMITED | 8.13% |
| 11 | WEEBIT NANO LTD | 7.51% |
| 12 | BANK OF QUEENSLAND. | 6.50% |
| 13 | HARVEY NORMAN | 6.45% |
| 14 | AU CLINICAL LABS | 6.10% |
| 15 | LYNAS RARE EARTHS | 5.86% |
| 16 | CHALICE MINING LTD | 5.73% |
| 17 | LIFESTYLE COMMUNIT. | 5.56% |
| 18 | IMUGENE LIMITED | 5.52% |
| 19 | SELECT HARVESTS | 5.40% |
| 20 | JB HI-FI LIMITED | 5.19% |
| 21 | INSIGNIA FINANCIAL | 5.12% |
| 22 | MINERAL RESOURCES. | 4.99% |
| 23 | WEBBEDS GROUP | 4.78% |
| 24 | NINE ENTERTAINMENT | 4.65% |
| 25 | CLINUVEL PHARMACEUT. | 4.61% |
Top 25 of 618 companies with disclosed positions on 29 Dec 2023.
Biggest rises of 2023
- PLS GROUP LTD+17.37pp to 20.75%
- SYRAH RESOURCES+12.21pp to 14.46%
- PENINSULA ENERGY LTD+7.95pp to 8.40%
- GENESIS MINERALS+7.69pp to 8.90%
- WEEBIT NANO LTD+7.51pp to 7.51%
- DEEP YELLOW LIMITED+6.90pp to 10.50%
- CORE LITHIUM+5.16pp to 13.59%
- SILEX SYSTEMS+4.34pp to 4.55%
- HLTHCOHCWELLNSREIT+3.97pp to 4.08%
- HARVEY NORMAN+3.93pp to 6.45%
Biggest falls of 2023
- BETMAKERS TECH GROUP−10.05pp to 2.97%
- PERPETUAL LIMITED−8.88pp to 3.97%
- MEGAPORT LIMITED−8.14pp to 2.92%
- FLIGHT CENTRE TRAVEL−5.88pp to 8.81%
- AUSSIE BROADBAND−5.47pp to 1.13%
- AMA GROUP LIMITED−5.21pp to 0.62%
- AURELIA METALS LTD−5.08pp to 0.42%
- POINTSBET HOLDINGS−4.88pp to 2.10%
- NEXTDC LIMITED−4.58pp to 2.38%
- JANUS HENDERSON CDI 1:1 FOR. EXEMPT−4.23pp to 0.09%
Changes compare each company's disclosed level at the end of 2023 with its last disclosed level of 2022; 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.