Australian short selling: week 10, 2025
From 3 Mar 2025 to 7 Mar 2025, 725 Australia companies had disclosed short positions across 5 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOSS ENERGY LTD | 20.93% | 22.22% | +1.29 |
| VNGD INTL SMALL CAP ETF UNITS | 0.02% | 1.29% | +1.27 |
| ISHARES CORP BOND ETF UNITS | 0.03% | 1.17% | +1.14 |
| CLARITY PHARMA | 3.09% | 4.20% | +1.11 |
| VANECK DEFENCE ETF ETF UNITS | 0.66% | 1.77% | +1.11 |
| MESOBLAST LIMITED | 2.95% | 3.87% | +0.92 |
| LOTUS RESOURCES LTD | 6.13% | 6.88% | +0.75 |
| DETERRA | 2.00% | 2.70% | +0.70 |
| VIVA ENERGY GROUP | 2.74% | 3.41% | +0.67 |
| ISHARES CORE WLD AUD ETF UNITS | 0.05% | 0.69% | +0.64 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISHARES FUT TECH ETF ETF UNITS | 6.12% | 0.43% | −5.69 |
| BELLEVUE GOLD LTD | 6.61% | 5.21% | −1.40 |
| CHALICE MINING LTD | 6.00% | 4.85% | −1.15 |
| TREASURY CORPORATION 2.00% LN 20-NOV-37 | 2.31% | 1.16% | −1.15 |
| SPDR GLOBAL DIVIDEND ETF UNITS | 1.09% | 0.03% | −1.06 |
| BLOCK INC CDI 1:1 NYSE | 2.03% | 1.00% | −1.03 |
| TREASURY CORPORATION 2.00% LN 17-SEP-35 | 1.36% | 0.41% | −0.95 |
| WESTGOLD RESOURCES. | 4.61% | 3.70% | −0.91 |
| JOHNS LYNG GROUP | 7.06% | 6.23% | −0.83 |
| CORP TRAVEL LIMITED | 5.66% | 5.14% | −0.52 |
New disclosures
- BETA QBTC ETF ETF UNITS, first disclosed figure 1.41%
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.
- ISHARES FUT TECH ETF ETF UNITS, last figure 0.43% on 7 Mar 2025
- NOVATTI GROUP LTD, last figure 0.02% on 7 Mar 2025
- INFINITYMINING, last figure 0.01% on 5 Mar 2025
- SUNCORP GROUP LTD DEFERRED SETTLEMENT, last figure 0.00% on 3 Mar 2025
- LODE RESOURCES, last figure 0.00% on 6 Mar 2025
- NEXUS MINERALS LTD, last figure 0.00% on 5 Mar 2025
Most shorted at week end
- BOSS ENERGY LTD, 22.22%
- PALADIN ENERGY LTD, 18.02%
- IDP EDUCATION LTD, 12.50%
- PLS GROUP LTD, 12.50%
- DEEP YELLOW LIMITED, 12.16%
Full table: most shorted Australian stocks.