Australian short selling: week 20, 2025
From 12 May 2025 to 16 May 2025, 710 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BETA VIDEO GAME ETF ETF UNITS | 0.26% | 6.75% | +6.49 |
| ASX LIMITED | 1.47% | 2.87% | +1.40 |
| BETASUSTAINABILITYCH ETF UNITS | 0.00% | 1.31% | +1.31 |
| LIONTOWN LIMITED | 11.40% | 12.65% | +1.25 |
| BOTANIX PHARMA LTD | 2.47% | 3.68% | +1.21 |
| CORP TRAVEL LIMITED | 8.15% | 9.07% | +0.92 |
| RELIANCE WORLDWIDE | 2.12% | 3.01% | +0.89 |
| WHITEHAVEN COAL | 4.28% | 5.14% | +0.86 |
| NEUREN PHARMACEUT. | 5.54% | 6.39% | +0.85 |
| MINERAL RESOURCES. | 13.29% | 14.06% | +0.77 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTRALIAN COMM.LOAN 2.50% LN 21-05-30 | 43.54% | 0.16% | −43.38 |
| MAYNE PHARMA LTD | 3.00% | 1.44% | −1.56 |
| SYRAH RESOURCES | 6.36% | 4.97% | −1.39 |
| BOSS ENERGY LTD | 23.72% | 22.37% | −1.35 |
| JPMJEGA ETF UNITS | 2.05% | 0.71% | −1.34 |
| DOMAIN HOLDINGS AUS | 2.00% | 1.28% | −0.72 |
| DEEP YELLOW LIMITED | 12.35% | 11.71% | −0.64 |
| ENVIROSUITE LTD | 0.62% | 0.01% | −0.61 |
| FLIGHT CENTRE TRAVEL | 5.05% | 4.45% | −0.60 |
| WA1RESOURCESLTD | 2.59% | 2.02% | −0.57 |
New disclosures
- VHMLIMITED, first disclosed figure 0.06%
- DATELINE RESOURCES, first disclosed figure 0.01%
- JANUSELECTRICHOLDING, first disclosed figure 0.00%
- GRATIFII, first disclosed figure 0.00%
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.
- ASRA MINERALS LTD, last figure 0.09% on 16 May 2025
- AUSPACCOAL LTD, last figure 0.04% on 16 May 2025
- SG FLEET GROUP LTD, last figure 0.01% on 15 May 2025
- RENU ENERGY LTD, last figure 0.00% on 13 May 2025
- GALILEO MINING LTD, last figure 0.00% on 16 May 2025
Most shorted at week end
- BOSS ENERGY LTD, 22.37%
- PALADIN ENERGY LTD, 15.53%
- MINERAL RESOURCES., 14.06%
- IDP EDUCATION LTD, 13.35%
- LIONTOWN LIMITED, 12.65%
Full table: most shorted Australian stocks.