Australian short selling: week 13, 2025
From 24 Mar 2025 to 28 Mar 2025, 708 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES HARDIE INDUST CHESS DEPOSITARY INT | 0.78% | 3.25% | +2.47 |
| BETA STRONG AUD ETF UNITS | 1.03% | 3.40% | +2.37 |
| PALADIN ENERGY LTD | 14.51% | 16.26% | +1.75 |
| ZIP CO LTD.. | 3.06% | 4.59% | +1.53 |
| BETA AUS MTUM ETF ETF UNITS | 0.11% | 1.58% | +1.47 |
| HELIA GROUP LIMITED | 0.68% | 2.07% | +1.39 |
| CORP TRAVEL LIMITED | 6.26% | 7.29% | +1.03 |
| POLYNOVO LIMITED | 7.78% | 8.74% | +0.96 |
| LIFESTYLE COMMUNIT. | 9.24% | 10.17% | +0.93 |
| JOHNS LYNG GROUP | 5.55% | 6.44% | +0.89 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADRIATIC METALS CDI 1:1 | 7.46% | 5.94% | −1.52 |
| FBR LTD | 1.82% | 0.36% | −1.46 |
| OPTHEA LIMITED | 4.46% | 3.38% | −1.08 |
| IDP EDUCATION LTD | 13.14% | 12.08% | −1.06 |
| BOSS ENERGY LTD | 24.43% | 23.68% | −0.75 |
| ISHARES S&P 500 ETF ETF UNITS | 0.69% | 0.01% | −0.68 |
| VANECK AUS PROPERTY ETF UNITS | 0.61% | 0.02% | −0.59 |
| CHAMPION IRON LTD | 6.40% | 5.87% | −0.53 |
| GRAINCORP LIMITED A CLASS | 0.92% | 0.45% | −0.47 |
| AMA GROUP LIMITED | 0.57% | 0.12% | −0.45 |
New disclosures
- DECIDR AI INDUSTRIES, first disclosed figure 0.03%
- AUSTRALIAN COMM.LOAN 3.00% LN 21-MAR-47, first disclosed figure 0.03%
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.
- RESTAURANT BRANDS NZ, last figure 0.02% on 25 Mar 2025
- PEEL MINING LIMITED, last figure 0.01% on 26 Mar 2025
- APC MINERALS RIGHTS 26-MAR-25, last figure 0.00% on 24 Mar 2025
- BEONIC LTD, last figure 0.00% on 24 Mar 2025
- ZOOM2UTECHNOLOGIES, last figure 0.00% on 24 Mar 2025
- GTN LIMITED, last figure 0.00% on 27 Mar 2025
- MAXIMUS RESOURCES, last figure 0.00% on 28 Mar 2025
Most shorted at week end
- BOSS ENERGY LTD, 23.68%
- PALADIN ENERGY LTD, 16.26%
- PLS GROUP LTD, 12.57%
- IDP EDUCATION LTD, 12.08%
- MINERAL RESOURCES., 12.05%
Full table: most shorted Australian stocks.