Australian short selling: week 36, 2025
From 1 Sep 2025 to 5 Sep 2025, 715 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBLX METALS GLOBAL X PHYSICAL PALLADIUM | 0.68% | 4.79% | +4.11 |
| LOTUS RESOURCES LTD | 8.25% | 10.35% | +2.10 |
| ISHARES 15+ A BD ETF ETF UNITS | 0.63% | 2.64% | +2.01 |
| PLS GROUP LTD | 15.90% | 16.83% | +0.93 |
| RAMSAY HEALTH CARE | 2.05% | 2.87% | +0.82 |
| GBLX METALS GBLX SILVER | 0.51% | 1.31% | +0.80 |
| GENERATION DEV GROUP | 2.20% | 2.93% | +0.73 |
| GUZMAN Y GOMEZ LTD | 9.10% | 9.80% | +0.70 |
| PWR HOLDINGS LIMITED | 10.22% | 10.90% | +0.68 |
| GX AI INFRA ETF UNITS | 0.52% | 1.15% | +0.63 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENINSULA ENERGY LTD | 2.99% | 1.16% | −1.83 |
| GX AUS BANK CRED ETF ETF UNITS | 1.68% | 0.26% | −1.42 |
| BETA QBTC ETF ETF UNITS | 1.45% | 0.04% | −1.41 |
| BOSS ENERGY LTD | 20.87% | 19.54% | −1.33 |
| BELLEVUE GOLD LTD | 7.50% | 6.24% | −1.26 |
| VISTA GROUP INT LTD | 0.86% | 0.01% | −0.85 |
| AINSWORTH GAME TECH. | 0.83% | 0.00% | −0.83 |
| IDP EDUCATION LTD | 15.15% | 14.35% | −0.80 |
| COLLINS FOODS LTD | 2.48% | 1.73% | −0.75 |
| APPEN LIMITED | 4.33% | 3.66% | −0.67 |
New disclosures
- OMG GROUP LIMITED, first disclosed figure 0.54%
- LATITUDE 66 LIMITED, 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.
- OMG GROUP LIMITED, last figure 0.54% on 2 Sep 2025
- STRANDLINE RES LTD, last figure 0.26% on 1 Sep 2025
- PIEDMONT LITHIUM INC CDI 100:1 USPROHIBIT, last figure 0.12% on 2 Sep 2025
- SUMMITMINERALS, last figure 0.06% on 5 Sep 2025
- RUBIXRESOURCES, last figure 0.05% on 4 Sep 2025
- KINGFISHER MINING, last figure 0.04% on 3 Sep 2025
- INDUSTRIALMINERALS, last figure 0.02% on 1 Sep 2025
- BETASHARESRAFIAUS ETF UNITS, last figure 0.02% on 1 Sep 2025
- ARK MINES LIMITED, last figure 0.01% on 1 Sep 2025
- GWR GROUP LTD, last figure 0.01% on 3 Sep 2025
Most shorted at week end
- BOSS ENERGY LTD, 19.54%
- PALADIN ENERGY LTD, 17.46%
- PLS GROUP LTD, 16.83%
- IDP EDUCATION LTD, 14.35%
- POLYNOVO LIMITED, 12.12%
Full table: most shorted Australian stocks.