Australian short selling: week 29, 2025
From 14 Jul 2025 to 18 Jul 2025, 714 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| JB HI-FI LIMITED | 2.39% | 4.12% | +1.73 |
| ILUKA RESOURCES | 4.33% | 5.69% | +1.36 |
| BETA QBTC ETF ETF UNITS | 0.40% | 1.45% | +1.05 |
| CLARITY PHARMA | 8.52% | 9.52% | +1.00 |
| GX AI INFRA ETF UNITS | 0.10% | 0.90% | +0.80 |
| ST GEORGE MIN LTD | 0.01% | 0.62% | +0.61 |
| MONASH IVF GROUP LTD | 3.74% | 4.32% | +0.58 |
| PLS GROUP LTD | 13.63% | 14.19% | +0.56 |
| GX S&P WORLD GARP ETF UNITS | 0.03% | 0.58% | +0.55 |
| PLATINUM ASSET | 3.21% | 3.76% | +0.55 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BETA QETH ETF ETF UNITS | 9.95% | 2.93% | −7.02 |
| JAMES HARDIE INDUST CHESS DEPOSITARY INT | 5.39% | 3.06% | −2.33 |
| VANECK DEFENCE ETF ETF UNITS | 2.32% | 0.15% | −2.17 |
| JOHNS LYNG GROUP | 5.87% | 4.72% | −1.15 |
| VULCAN ENERGY | 5.55% | 4.43% | −1.12 |
| ZIP CO LTD.. | 5.05% | 4.05% | −1.00 |
| BETA GLOBAL GOLD ETF UNITS | 1.06% | 0.07% | −0.99 |
| SPARTAN RESOURCES | 2.22% | 1.33% | −0.89 |
| NOVONIX LIMITED | 5.86% | 5.06% | −0.80 |
| VANECK INTL VALUE ETF UNITS | 0.81% | 0.04% | −0.77 |
New disclosures
- MIGHTY KINGDOM LTD DEFERRED SETTLEMENT, first disclosed figure 0.03%
- BALLARDMININGLIMITED, first disclosed figure 0.02%
- ADV BRAKING TECH LTD, first disclosed figure 0.00%
- RAPID CRITICAL, 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.
- MIGHTY KINGDOM LTD DEFERRED SETTLEMENT, last figure 0.03% on 18 Jul 2025
- AUSTRALIAN COMM.LOAN 3.00% LN 21-NOV-33, last figure 0.01% on 14 Jul 2025
- KINGSLAND MINERALS, last figure 0.01% on 15 Jul 2025
- WESTERN YILGARN NL, last figure 0.01% on 15 Jul 2025
- CGNRESOURCESLIMITED, last figure 0.01% on 17 Jul 2025
- PERPETUAL RES LTD, last figure 0.01% on 17 Jul 2025
Most shorted at week end
- PALADIN ENERGY LTD, 16.59%
- BOSS ENERGY LTD, 14.40%
- PLS GROUP LTD, 14.19%
- MINERAL RESOURCES., 13.58%
- IDP EDUCATION LTD, 12.37%
Full table: most shorted Australian stocks.