Australian short selling: week 42, 2025
From 13 Oct 2025 to 17 Oct 2025, 717 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VANECK LONG SHORT ETF UNITS | 0.54% | 3.04% | +2.50 |
| BOSS ENERGY LTD | 19.55% | 20.96% | +1.41 |
| GBLX METALS GBLX SILVER | 0.21% | 1.43% | +1.22 |
| DOMINO PIZZA ENTERPR | 13.50% | 14.62% | +1.12 |
| G8 EDUCATION LIMITED | 3.19% | 4.19% | +1.00 |
| GBLX ASX200 H DIV ETF UNITS | 0.48% | 1.26% | +0.78 |
| MONASH IVF GROUP LTD | 3.21% | 3.94% | +0.73 |
| BAPCOR LIMITED | 3.38% | 4.08% | +0.70 |
| BLUESCOPE STEEL LTD | 3.38% | 4.05% | +0.67 |
| AUSSIE BROADBAND | 0.11% | 0.74% | +0.63 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLOBALX GOLD BULLION ETF UNITS | 4.84% | 0.62% | −4.22 |
| NORTHERN STAR | 3.78% | 0.44% | −3.34 |
| CAPSTONECORP CDI1:1FOREXEMPT TSX | 2.29% | 0.67% | −1.62 |
| ARB CORPORATION. | 6.71% | 5.37% | −1.34 |
| CREDIT CORP GROUP | 1.68% | 0.60% | −1.08 |
| AUDINATEGROUPLTD | 3.07% | 1.99% | −1.08 |
| DPMMETALSINC CDI1:1FOREXEMPT TSX | 1.38% | 0.32% | −1.06 |
| INTEGRAL DIAGNOSTICS | 3.18% | 2.17% | −1.01 |
| MAC COPPER CDI 1:1 | 1.71% | 0.71% | −1.00 |
| DRONESHIELD LIMITED | 5.46% | 4.53% | −0.93 |
New disclosures
- ENEGEX LIMITED, first disclosed figure 0.01%
- LITCHFIELD 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.
- GBM RSOURCES LTD, last figure 0.08% on 15 Oct 2025
- GOLD ROAD RES LTD, last figure 0.01% on 16 Oct 2025
- ARUMA RESOURCES LTD, last figure 0.01% on 16 Oct 2025
- AF LEGAL GROUP LTD, last figure 0.00% on 13 Oct 2025
- ACDC METALS LTD, last figure 0.00% on 15 Oct 2025
- FIRST GRAPHENE LTD, last figure 0.00% on 15 Oct 2025
- SIMONDS GRP LTD, last figure 0.00% on 15 Oct 2025
- STRATEGIC ELEMENTS, last figure 0.00% on 17 Oct 2025
Most shorted at week end
- BOSS ENERGY LTD, 20.96%
- PLS GROUP LTD, 17.45%
- DOMINO PIZZA ENTERPR, 14.62%
- GUZMAN Y GOMEZ LTD, 12.73%
- IDP EDUCATION LTD, 12.55%
Full table: most shorted Australian stocks.