Australian short selling: week 5, 2025
From 28 Jan 2025 to 31 Jan 2025, 706 Australia companies had disclosed short positions across 4 publication days. Changes are percentage points (pp) of units on issue, between each company's last figure before the week and its last figure of the week, from official ASIC data.
Biggest rises
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOTUS RESOURCES LTD | 3.56% | 5.10% | +1.54 |
| ZIP CO LTD.. | 2.82% | 4.25% | +1.43 |
| THE STAR ENT GRP | 9.91% | 11.03% | +1.12 |
| SPDR DJ GBL REIT ESG ETF UNITS | 0.68% | 1.74% | +1.06 |
| BANNERMAN ENERGY LTD | 3.47% | 4.39% | +0.92 |
| GLOBALX AI ETF ETF UNITS | 0.41% | 1.32% | +0.91 |
| DRONESHIELD LIMITED | 7.20% | 8.11% | +0.91 |
| PALADIN ENERGY LTD | 15.06% | 15.92% | +0.86 |
| BRAVURA SOLUTION LTD | 0.17% | 0.90% | +0.73 |
| FINEOS CORP HOLD PLC CDI 1:1 | 0.17% | 0.82% | +0.65 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUEENSLAND TREASURY 5% LN 21-JUL-37 | 7.60% | 0.71% | −6.89 |
| TREASURY CORPORATION 2.00% LN 17-SEP-35 | 1.79% | 0.12% | −1.67 |
| VANECK AU SUBD BOND ETF UNITS | 1.43% | 0.11% | −1.32 |
| LATIN RESOURCES LTD | 1.57% | 0.37% | −1.20 |
| VANECK AU CORP BOND ETF UNITS | 1.41% | 0.23% | −1.18 |
| TREASURY CORPORATION 2.00% LN 20-NOV-37 | 1.32% | 0.24% | −1.08 |
| BETA ASIATECH TIGERS ETF UNITS | 0.94% | 0.12% | −0.82 |
| HOTEL PROPERTY | 0.80% | 0.07% | −0.73 |
| DOMINO PIZZA ENTERPR | 13.30% | 12.66% | −0.64 |
| BOSS ENERGY LTD | 19.55% | 18.96% | −0.59 |
New disclosures
- PILBARA MIN LTD DEF EX LRS, first disclosed figure 0.91%
- GX AUS BANK CRED ETF ETF UNITS, first disclosed figure 0.39%
Left the dataset
Last published by the ASIC this week, and in no publication since: the figure shown is the one each carried in that final publication. Leaving usually means the position fell below the disclosure threshold, not that shorting stopped entirely.
- BLOCK CDI 1:1 NYSE, last figure 0.11% on 28 Jan 2025
- PENINSULA ENERGY LTD DEFERRED SETTLEMENT, last figure 0.05% on 31 Jan 2025
- MYECO GROUP LTD, last figure 0.02% on 28 Jan 2025
- STRIKE RESOURCES, last figure 0.01% on 29 Jan 2025
Most shorted at week end
- AUSGOV TREASURY BOND TB 3.50% 12-34 6M, 127.97%
- BOSS ENERGY LTD, 18.96%
- PALADIN ENERGY LTD, 15.92%
- SYRAH RESOURCES, 13.19%
- PLS GROUP LTD, 12.69%
Full table: most shorted Australian stocks.