Australian short selling: week 32, 2025
From 4 Aug 2025 to 8 Aug 2025, 696 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLINUVEL PHARMACEUT. | 5.36% | 8.08% | +2.72 |
| SILEX SYSTEMS | 11.56% | 13.71% | +2.15 |
| ILUKA RESOURCES | 6.49% | 7.84% | +1.35 |
| TREASURY CORPORATION 4.75% LN 15-SEP-36 | 0.43% | 1.66% | +1.23 |
| SPDR W EX OZ CARB ETF UNITS | 0.01% | 1.06% | +1.05 |
| THE STAR ENT GRP | 5.63% | 6.64% | +1.01 |
| ALCOA CORPORATION CDI 1:1 FOR. EXEMPT | 0.42% | 1.34% | +0.92 |
| IDP EDUCATION LTD | 12.30% | 13.02% | +0.72 |
| BWP GROUP | 0.10% | 0.77% | +0.67 |
| PALADIN ENERGY LTD | 17.49% | 18.10% | +0.61 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIBAILRODAWESTFIELD CDI 20:1 | 2.21% | 0.26% | −1.95 |
| SYRAH RESOURCES | 5.05% | 3.33% | −1.72 |
| WILDCAT RESOURCES | 1.75% | 0.60% | −1.15 |
| OPTHEA LIMITED | 3.27% | 2.14% | −1.13 |
| ALKANE RESOURCES LTD | 4.25% | 3.12% | −1.13 |
| JPMJEGA ETF UNITS | 1.13% | 0.27% | −0.86 |
| NICK SCALI LIMITED | 5.24% | 4.46% | −0.78 |
| PLS GROUP LTD | 15.93% | 15.18% | −0.75 |
| ISHS EUROPE ETF ETF UNITS | 0.73% | 0.01% | −0.72 |
| LYNAS RARE EARTHS | 5.51% | 4.79% | −0.72 |
New disclosures
- BROKENHILLMINESLTD, first disclosed figure 0.18%
- EDEN INV LTD DEFERRED SETTLEMENT, first disclosed figure 0.03%
- MACARTHUR MINERALS RIGHTS 24-JUL-25, first disclosed figure 0.02%
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.
- EDEN INV LTD DEFERRED SETTLEMENT, last figure 0.03% on 7 Aug 2025
- GLOBAL HEALTH LTD, last figure 0.02% on 6 Aug 2025
- MACARTHUR MINERALS RIGHTS 24-JUL-25, last figure 0.02% on 8 Aug 2025
- ATOMOS, last figure 0.00% on 4 Aug 2025
- XANADU MINES LTD, last figure 0.00% on 6 Aug 2025
- ALBION RESOURCES, last figure 0.00% on 6 Aug 2025
- BWP GROUP STAPLED DEFERRED, last figure 0.00% on 7 Aug 2025
Most shorted at week end
- BOSS ENERGY LTD, 19.41%
- PALADIN ENERGY LTD, 18.10%
- PLS GROUP LTD, 15.18%
- SILEX SYSTEMS, 13.71%
- IDP EDUCATION LTD, 13.02%
Full table: most shorted Australian stocks.