Australian short selling: week 40, 2025
From 29 Sep 2025 to 3 Oct 2025, 714 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| STATESTREETE200 ETF UNITS | 0.06% | 15.03% | +14.97 |
| CLINUVEL PHARMACEUT. | 6.40% | 11.94% | +5.54 |
| BOSS ENERGY LTD | 16.73% | 19.18% | +2.45 |
| GBLX METALS GBLX SILVER | 0.03% | 1.62% | +1.59 |
| CAPSTONECORP CDI1:1FOREXEMPT TSX | 1.08% | 2.52% | +1.44 |
| LOTUS RESOURCES LTD | 5.19% | 6.41% | +1.22 |
| GLB X COP MINERS ETF ETF UNITS | 0.09% | 1.22% | +1.13 |
| SPDR W EX OZ CARB ETF UNITS | 1.06% | 2.09% | +1.03 |
| DPMMETALSINC CDI1:1FOREXEMPT TSX | 0.19% | 1.10% | +0.91 |
| NEXGENENERGYCANADA CDI1:1 FOREXEMPT TSX | 0.45% | 1.35% | +0.90 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VANECK CHINA A50 ETF UNITS | 6.00% | 0.02% | −5.98 |
| LOCKSLEYRESOURCES | 4.45% | 0.30% | −4.15 |
| GBLX METALS GLOBAL X PHYSICAL PALLADIUM | 4.79% | 1.24% | −3.55 |
| GBLXGHLD ETF UNITS | 3.07% | 0.57% | −2.50 |
| PLATINUM ASSET | 2.36% | 0.22% | −2.14 |
| GX CHINA TECH ETF ETF UNITS | 1.77% | 0.40% | −1.37 |
| CETTIRE | 4.42% | 3.24% | −1.18 |
| LIGHT & WONDER INC. CDI 1:1 | 4.29% | 3.31% | −0.98 |
| DRONESHIELD LIMITED | 5.87% | 4.91% | −0.96 |
| BIOXYNE LTD | 0.86% | 0.00% | −0.86 |
New disclosures
- L1 GROUP LTD, first disclosed figure 0.45%
- RYMAN, first disclosed figure 0.01%
- SOLSTICEMINERALS, first disclosed figure 0.00%
- AUSTRALIAN UNITY LTD MCI CN 5.00% PER 6M, 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.
- TREASURY CORPORATION 2.25% LN 20-NOV-34, last figure 0.77% on 1 Oct 2025
- PLATINUM ASSET, last figure 0.22% on 2 Oct 2025
- OTTO ENERGY LIMITED, last figure 0.14% on 2 Oct 2025
- AERIS ENVIRONMENTAL, last figure 0.01% on 30 Sep 2025
- ALLIANCE NICKEL LTD, last figure 0.00% on 29 Sep 2025
- CASTILE RESOURCES, last figure 0.00% on 2 Oct 2025
- DUXTON WATER LTD, last figure 0.00% on 29 Sep 2025
- REVOLVERRESOURCES, last figure 0.00% on 30 Sep 2025
- INVEX THER, last figure 0.00% on 1 Oct 2025
- ORPHEUS URANIUM LTD, last figure 0.00% on 1 Oct 2025
Most shorted at week end
- BOSS ENERGY LTD, 19.18%
- PLS GROUP LTD, 17.53%
- STATESTREETE200 ETF UNITS, 15.03%
- IDP EDUCATION LTD, 12.78%
- DOMINO PIZZA ENTERPR, 12.40%
Full table: most shorted Australian stocks.