Australian short selling: week 35, 2025
From 25 Aug 2025 to 29 Aug 2025, 704 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLIGHT CENTRE TRAVEL | 5.63% | 8.13% | +2.50 |
| DOMINO PIZZA ENTERPR | 7.20% | 9.36% | +2.16 |
| PWR HOLDINGS LIMITED | 8.72% | 10.22% | +1.50 |
| IPH LIMITED | 4.09% | 5.44% | +1.35 |
| MONASH IVF GROUP LTD | 6.68% | 8.03% | +1.35 |
| DRONESHIELD LIMITED | 1.42% | 2.60% | +1.18 |
| PLS GROUP LTD | 14.85% | 15.90% | +1.05 |
| INGHAMS GROUP | 1.46% | 2.50% | +1.04 |
| GENERATION DEV GROUP | 1.30% | 2.20% | +0.90 |
| IDP EDUCATION LTD | 14.29% | 15.15% | +0.86 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENINSULA ENERGY LTD | 5.19% | 2.99% | −2.20 |
| LIFESTYLE COMMUNIT. | 11.58% | 9.56% | −2.02 |
| UNIBAILRODAWESTFIELD CDI 20:1 | 1.95% | 0.00% | −1.95 |
| NOVONIX LIMITED | 3.37% | 1.63% | −1.74 |
| DICKER DATA LIMITED | 2.11% | 0.39% | −1.72 |
| REECE LIMITED | 3.68% | 2.16% | −1.52 |
| HEALIUS | 5.92% | 4.45% | −1.47 |
| WEEBIT NANO LTD | 4.01% | 2.81% | −1.20 |
| GBLXGHLD ETF UNITS | 2.47% | 1.29% | −1.18 |
| ALPHA HPA LTD | 3.92% | 2.77% | −1.15 |
New disclosures
- PLATINUM ASIA FUND ETF UNITS, first disclosed figure 0.71%
- SAVANNAH GOLDFIELDS, first disclosed figure 0.29%
- RYZON MATERIALS LTD, first disclosed figure 0.03%
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 FUND ETF UNITS, last figure 0.71% on 28 Aug 2025
- RLFAGTECHLTD, last figure 0.28% on 29 Aug 2025
- DOMAIN HOLDINGS AUS, last figure 0.21% on 29 Aug 2025
- TMK ENERGY LIMITED, last figure 0.07% on 29 Aug 2025
- REDFLOW LIMITED, last figure 0.05% on 29 Aug 2025
- MAGNIS ENERGY TECH, last figure 0.00% on 29 Aug 2025
- NEW WORLD RESOURCES, last figure 0.00% on 25 Aug 2025
- VGI PARTNERS GLOBAL, last figure 0.00% on 26 Aug 2025
Most shorted at week end
- BOSS ENERGY LTD, 20.87%
- PALADIN ENERGY LTD, 17.82%
- PLS GROUP LTD, 15.90%
- IDP EDUCATION LTD, 15.15%
- POLYNOVO LIMITED, 12.08%
Full table: most shorted Australian stocks.