Most shorted Australian industrials stocks
Capital goods, construction, defence, transport and business services. 17 classified Australia companies, ranked by disclosed short positions as of 7 Oct 2026. Sector average 3.05%.
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The median disclosed position across the sector's classified companies at each reporting date. A median, not a total: percentages of different companies' capital cannot be added, so this tracks the typical member, with the table below showing today's spread.
| # | Company | Short % | 20d (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRONESHIELD LIMITED | 15.06% | โ0.50 |
| 2 | ELECTRO OPTIC SYS. | 9.89% | +1.55 |
| 3 | IPH LIMITED | 9.14% | +0.97 |
| 4 | AMOTIV | 3.44% | โ0.17 |
| 5 | SUPPLY NETWORK | 3.28% | +0.16 |
| 6 | REECE LIMITED | 2.61% | +0.28 |
| 7 | FLETCHER BUILDING | 2.03% | โ0.44 |
| 8 | WORLEY LIMITED | 2.02% | โ0.64 |
| 9 | PWR HOLDINGS LIMITED | 1.59% | โ0.37 |
| 10 | RELIANCE WORLDWIDE | 1.12% | โ0.51 |
| 11 | AURIZON HOLDINGS LTD | 0.66% | โ0.26 |
| 12 | ATLAS ARTERIA FPOSTUSPROHEXCLQIBQP | 0.64% | โ0.61 |
| 13 | ALLIANCE AVIATION | 0.14% | +0.10 |
| 14 | KTEK AEROSYSTEMS LTD | 0.14% | โ0.26 |
| 15 | GR ENGINEERING LTD | 0.08% | +0.08 |
| 16 | BHAGWAN MARINE | 0.00% | 0.00 |
| 17 | CTI LOGISTICS | 0.00% | 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. The change column is percentage points over 20 trading days. Figures are official ASIC disclosures, see the methodology.