Most shorted Australian healthcare stocks

Pharmaceuticals, biotech, medical devices and health services. 38 classified Australia companies, ranked by disclosed short positions as of 20 Aug 2026. Sector average 3.32%.

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Short position data for Australian healthcare stocks: ASIC, compiled by howshorted.com, trade date 20 Aug 2026. https://howshorted.com/au/sectors/healthcare/

#	Company	Short %	20d (pp)
1	4DMEDICAL LIMITED	12.33%	−1.07
2	TELIX PHARMACEUTICAL	10.28%	−1.33
3	HEALIUS	9.05%	−1.60
4	COCHLEAR LIMITED	8.90%	−0.60
5	POLYNOVO LIMITED	8.77%	−0.43
6	SONIC HEALTHCARE	8.35%	+1.31
7	CLINUVEL PHARMACEUT.	8.30%	−0.55
8	CLARITY PHARMA	8.10%	+0.01
9	MESOBLAST LIMITED	7.27%	−0.25
10	NANOSONICS LIMITED	6.63%	+0.01
11	AU CLINICAL LABS	5.95%	−0.67
12	RAMSAY HEALTH CARE	5.40%	−0.42
13	PRO MEDICUS LIMITED	4.31%	−0.03
14	NEUREN PHARMACEUT.	4.30%	−0.86
15	SIGMA HEALTH LTD	3.38%	−0.33
16	ANSELL LIMITED	2.85%	−0.35
17	IMMUTEP LTD	2.35%	−1.39
18	MAYNE PHARMA LTD	2.27%	−0.11
19	ANTERIS TECHNOLOGIES CDI 1:1	1.97%	+1.94
20	INTEGRAL DIAGNOSTICS	1.81%	+0.42
21	ONEVIEW HEALTHCARE CDI 1:1	1.17%	0.00
22	REGIS HEALTHCARE LTD	0.83%	−0.18
23	BOTANIX PHARMA LTD	0.58%	+0.05
24	EBR SYSTEMS CDI10:1USPROHEXCLQIB	0.35%	+0.05
25	PYC THERAPEUTICS	0.16%	−0.12
26	AVITA MEDICAL CDI 5:1	0.15%	−0.12
27	SALUDA MEDICAL, INC. CDI USPROHEXCLQIB	0.12%	+0.04
28	LTR PHARMA LIMITED	0.09%	0.00
29	STARPHARMA HOLDINGS	0.03%	−0.27
30	AMPLIA THERAPEUTICS	0.01%	−0.01
31	BLS PHARMACEUTICALS	0.01%	−0.01
32	RACURA ONCOLOGY	0.01%	0.00
33	ADHERIS HEALTH LTD	0.00%	0.00
34	ALGORAE PHARMA	0.00%	0.00
35	ENTROPY NEURODYNAMIC	0.00%	0.00
36	LUMOS DIAGNOSTICS	0.00%	−0.01
37	MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTS	0.00%	0.00
38	ONCOSIL MEDICAL	0.00%	–

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Sector buckets are our own coarse editorial classification, not the licensed GICS or ICB schemes; only classified companies appear here. "20d" is the percentage-point change over 20 trading days. Figures are official ASIC disclosures, see the methodology.