Australian short selling: week 48, 2025
From 24 Nov 2025 to 28 Nov 2025, 726 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYNAS RARE EARTHS | 1.92% | 5.07% | +3.15 |
| DRONESHIELD LIMITED | 6.39% | 8.62% | +2.23 |
| CATAPULT SPORTS LTD | 1.67% | 3.43% | +1.76 |
| SPDR DJ GBL REIT ESG ETF UNITS | 0.03% | 1.79% | +1.76 |
| VANECK EM INCOME OPP ETF UNITS | 0.11% | 1.82% | +1.71 |
| VNGD GLB INFRA ETF UNITS | 0.03% | 1.42% | +1.39 |
| ELECTRO OPTIC SYS. | 0.70% | 1.99% | +1.29 |
| ZIP CO LTD.. | 2.31% | 3.59% | +1.28 |
| VANECK EMERGING MKT ETF UNITS | 0.03% | 1.16% | +1.13 |
| PINNACLE INVESTMENT | 2.53% | 3.48% | +0.95 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUESCOPE STEEL LTD | 7.18% | 0.68% | −6.50 |
| JAMES HARDIE INDUST CHESS DEPOSITARY INT | 8.19% | 2.04% | −6.15 |
| G8 EDUCATION LIMITED | 7.44% | 4.06% | −3.38 |
| THE STAR ENT GRP | 3.99% | 1.73% | −2.26 |
| SOUTHGOLD CONSOL CDI 1:1 | 2.90% | 1.16% | −1.74 |
| IPH LIMITED | 10.82% | 9.26% | −1.56 |
| WEST AFRICAN RES LTD | 1.50% | 0.47% | −1.03 |
| PLS GROUP LTD | 11.61% | 10.76% | −0.85 |
| VIVA ENERGY GROUP | 4.05% | 3.27% | −0.78 |
| ILUKA RESOURCES | 9.11% | 8.33% | −0.78 |
New disclosures
- ETFS US TECHNOLOGY ETF UNITS, first disclosed figure 0.06%
- AUST VANADIUM LTD DEFERRED SETTLEMENT, first disclosed figure 0.02%
- G11 RESOURCES LTD DEFERRED SETTLEMENT, first disclosed figure 0.01%
- BLACK PEARL GROUP, first disclosed figure 0.01%
- PAINCHEK LTD DEFERRED SETTLEMENT, first disclosed figure 0.01%
- ADVANCED INNERGY, first disclosed figure 0.00%
- US1CRITICALMINSLTD, 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.
- FUTURE BATTERY, last figure 0.02% on 28 Nov 2025
- G11 RESOURCES LTD DEFERRED SETTLEMENT, last figure 0.01% on 25 Nov 2025
- BLACK PEARL GROUP, last figure 0.01% on 25 Nov 2025
- AURIC MINING, last figure 0.00% on 28 Nov 2025
- HIGH PEAK ROYALTIES, last figure 0.00% on 24 Nov 2025
- GLADIATOR RESOURCES, last figure 0.00% on 27 Nov 2025
- RINCON, last figure 0.00% on 27 Nov 2025
Most shorted at week end
- BOSS ENERGY LTD, 23.68%
- DOMINO PIZZA ENTERPR, 16.73%
- PALADIN ENERGY LTD, 13.15%
- GUZMAN Y GOMEZ LTD, 12.98%
- IDP EDUCATION LTD, 12.38%
Full table: most shorted Australian stocks.