Australian short selling: week 34, 2025
From 18 Aug 2025 to 22 Aug 2025, 701 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPH LIMITED | 2.17% | 4.09% | +1.92 |
| UNIBAILRODAWESTFIELD CDI 20:1 | 0.28% | 1.95% | +1.67 |
| RELIANCE WORLDWIDE | 1.24% | 2.75% | +1.51 |
| MONASH IVF GROUP LTD | 5.29% | 6.68% | +1.39 |
| PLATINUM ASIA LTD | 0.01% | 1.21% | +1.20 |
| AUDINATEGROUPLTD | 4.20% | 5.31% | +1.11 |
| BLUESCOPE STEEL LTD | 1.97% | 3.02% | +1.05 |
| MEGAPORT LIMITED | 2.32% | 3.23% | +0.91 |
| WEEBIT NANO LTD | 3.12% | 4.01% | +0.89 |
| ACCENT GROUP LTD | 1.89% | 2.77% | +0.88 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPMJREG JPM EMREI EQ ETF | 5.41% | 0.41% | −5.00 |
| NOVONIX LIMITED | 4.88% | 3.37% | −1.51 |
| ZIP CO LTD.. | 4.00% | 2.57% | −1.43 |
| ARAFURA RARE EARTHS | 3.28% | 1.85% | −1.43 |
| IGO LIMITED | 5.39% | 4.06% | −1.33 |
| IPERIONX LIMITED | 5.23% | 4.14% | −1.09 |
| TEMPLE & WEBSTER LTD | 2.43% | 1.35% | −1.08 |
| DOMAIN HOLDINGS AUS | 1.60% | 0.54% | −1.06 |
| ALKANE RESOURCES LTD | 1.63% | 0.62% | −1.01 |
| WA1RESOURCESLTD | 2.16% | 1.26% | −0.90 |
New disclosures
- METALSGROVEMINING, first disclosed figure 0.00%
- LION ROCK MINERALS, first disclosed figure 0.00%
- SANTA FE MINERALS, 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.
- PLATINUM ASIA LTD, last figure 1.21% on 22 Aug 2025
- ROOLIFE GROUP LTD, last figure 0.06% on 19 Aug 2025
- DONACO INTERNATIONAL, last figure 0.01% on 18 Aug 2025
- ADV BRAKING TECH LTD, last figure 0.01% on 20 Aug 2025
- METALSGROVEMINING, last figure 0.00% on 18 Aug 2025
- NORTHSTAW, last figure 0.00% on 18 Aug 2025
- PINNACLEMINERALS, last figure 0.00% on 18 Aug 2025
- ICETANA LIMITED, last figure 0.00% on 20 Aug 2025
Most shorted at week end
- BOSS ENERGY LTD, 21.44%
- PALADIN ENERGY LTD, 18.71%
- PLS GROUP LTD, 14.85%
- IDP EDUCATION LTD, 14.29%
- POLYNOVO LIMITED, 12.22%
Full table: most shorted Australian stocks.