Are these all-time records?

They are the highest values in our archive, which starts 16 Jun 2010 for Australia; positions may have been higher before records began. A single report sitting at three times both neighbouring reports is treated as a reporting artefact and never counts as a record.

🇦🇺 Australia: short interest records

The highest short interest ever recorded in Australia in our dataset is 2148.00%, reached by WEA WESTFIELD FIN 3.75% NT 17-SEP-24 on 19 Dec 2019.

The highest disclosed short interest each company has ever reached in our dataset, which for Australia runs from 16 Jun 2010 to 7 Oct 2026 (4,126 trading days of ASIC publications). "Now" is today's figure where the company is still in the register.

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Plain

Short position data for Australian stocks, all-time records: ASIC, compiled by howshorted.com, trade date 7 Oct 2026. https://howshorted.com/au/records/

Wikipedia

<ref>{{cite web |title=Australian stocks, all-time records short position data |url=https://howshorted.com/au/records/ |website=HowShorted |publisher=howshorted.com (data: ASIC) |date=2026-10-07 |access-date=2026-10-13}}</ref>

BibTeX

@misc{howshorted-australian-stocks-all-time-records-2026-10-07,
  title        = {Australian stocks, all-time records short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/au/records/}},
  note         = {Data: ASIC, trade date 7 Oct 2026; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2026}
}

#	Company	All-time peak	Peak date	Now
1	WEA WESTFIELD FIN 3.75% NT 17-SEP-24	2148.00%	19 Dec 2019	–
2	NORFOLKMETALSLIMITED	1207.30%	6 Apr 2011	–
3	SCENTRE GROUP TRUST1 2.25% 16-JUL-24 5HT	1000.00%	19 Dec 2019	–
4	WEA WESTFIELD FIN 3.25% NT 05-OCT-20	700.00%	19 Dec 2019	–
5	BETASHARES EURO ETF ETF UNITS	173.08%	19 Feb 2021	–
6	ASIAN DEVELOPMENT 4.35% 17-JAN-29	160.00%	29 May 2026	–
7	AUSGOV TREASURY BOND TB 3.50% 12-34 6M	132.54%	11 Dec 2024	0.01%
8	ISS GLOBAL TELCO ETF CDI 1:1	127.69%	29 Nov 2017	–
9	AII200ENERGY ETF UNITS	125.00%	1 Feb 2011	–
10	AII300METALS&MINING ETF UNITS	95.00%	1 Feb 2011	–
11	NEWS CORP.. A NON-VOTING CDI 1:1	74.20%	1 Oct 2013	–
12	BETA BSUB ETF ETF UNITS	73.62%	3 Jun 2024	–
13	BETA SP500 EW CH ETF ETF UNITS	62.02%	16 Jul 2024	0.25%
14	AII200FINXAREIT ETF UNITS	51.42%	29 Nov 2011	–
15	ISHARES PHYS GLD ETF ETF UNITS	50.00%	8 Nov 2023	–
16	MSTR INT SHR ACT ETF ETF UNITS	48.74%	25 May 2020	–
17	AUSTRALIAN COMM.LOAN 2.50% LN 21-05-30	43.54%	8 May 2025	–
18	DONACO INTERNATIONAL DEFERRED EX OPTION	41.17%	3 Feb 2015	–
19	ISHARES GLOBAL 100 ETF UNITS	40.47%	16 Nov 2015	–
20	LOTUS RESOURCES LTD DEFERRED SETTLEMENT	40.39%	21 Jan 2026	–
21	BETASHARESCRUDEOIL ETF UNITS	35.34%	5 Feb 2015	–
22	GBLX SNAS ETF UNITS	32.42%	30 Mar 2021	–
23	BETASHARES AUST BEAR ETF UNITS	32.17%	8 Nov 2012	–
24	KIRKLAND LAKE GOLD CDI1:1FOREXEMPT XTSE	32.17%	8 Jan 2020	–
25	JPAM JEME ETF UNITS	30.77%	4 May 2026	0.34%

Records are within our dataset only and reflect disclosed positions (≥ the market's reporting rules); true short interest can be higher. A "–" in Now means the company currently has no disclosed positions or has left the market. Nothing here is investment advice.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the highest short interest ever recorded in Australia?: The highest short interest recorded in our Australia dataset is 2148.00%, reached by WEA WESTFIELD FIN 3.75% NT 17-SEP-24 on 19 Dec 2019, since our records begin (16 Jun 2010).
Are these all-time records?: They are the highest values in our archive, which starts 16 Jun 2010 for Australia; positions may have been higher before records began. A single report sitting at three times both neighbouring reports is treated as a reporting artefact and never counts as a record.