Australian short selling: week 31, 2025
From 28 Jul 2025 to 1 Aug 2025, 697 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 | 13.00% | 18.83% | +5.83 |
| CETTIRE | 5.66% | 8.60% | +2.94 |
| THE STAR ENT GRP | 3.45% | 5.63% | +2.18 |
| UNIBAILRODAWESTFIELD CDI 20:1 | 0.20% | 2.21% | +2.01 |
| APPEN LIMITED | 3.81% | 5.26% | +1.45 |
| BAPCOR LIMITED | 1.29% | 2.46% | +1.17 |
| BELLEVUE GOLD LTD | 6.71% | 7.61% | +0.90 |
| BETA VIDEO GAME ETF ETF UNITS | 0.14% | 0.87% | +0.73 |
| ISHS EUROPE ETF ETF UNITS | 0.04% | 0.73% | +0.69 |
| PLS GROUP LTD | 15.26% | 15.93% | +0.67 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBLXGHLD ETF UNITS | 18.52% | 2.47% | −16.05 |
| RAMELIUS RESOURCES | 6.36% | 1.88% | −4.48 |
| CLARITY PHARMA | 9.66% | 6.89% | −2.77 |
| IPERIONX LIMITED | 5.98% | 5.07% | −0.91 |
| BLUESCOPE STEEL LTD | 2.98% | 2.24% | −0.74 |
| WEBBEDS GROUP | 3.63% | 2.93% | −0.70 |
| BWP GROUP | 0.78% | 0.10% | −0.68 |
| WHITEHAVEN COAL | 5.16% | 4.48% | −0.68 |
| ADRIATIC METALS CDI 1:1 | 2.25% | 1.65% | −0.60 |
| ANDEAN SILVER | 1.58% | 1.00% | −0.58 |
New disclosures
- BWP GROUP STAPLED DEFERRED, first disclosed figure 0.56%
- ALMONTYINDUSTRIESINC CDI 1:1, 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.
- VANECK MOAT INCOME ETF UNITS, last figure 0.45% on 29 Jul 2025
- SPARTAN RESOURCES, last figure 0.07% on 1 Aug 2025
- JERVOIS GLOBAL LTD, last figure 0.00% on 29 Jul 2025
- FLUENCE CORPORATION, last figure 0.00% on 31 Jul 2025
- MAYFIELD CHILDCR LTD, last figure 0.00% on 1 Aug 2025
- HOLISTA COLLTECH LTD, last figure 0.00% on 1 Aug 2025
Most shorted at week end
- BOSS ENERGY LTD, 18.83%
- PALADIN ENERGY LTD, 17.49%
- PLS GROUP LTD, 15.93%
- LIONTOWN LIMITED, 13.14%
- MINERAL RESOURCES., 12.92%
Full table: most shorted Australian stocks.