Australian short selling: week 12, 2026
From 16 Mar 2026 to 20 Mar 2026, 743 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOTUS RESOURCES LTD | 7.70% | 11.04% | +3.34 |
| 4DMEDICAL LIMITED | 0.40% | 3.02% | +2.62 |
| ELEVRA LITHIUM LTD | 2.62% | 5.20% | +2.58 |
| ARAFURA RARE EARTHS | 0.53% | 2.63% | +2.10 |
| ELECTRO OPTIC SYS. | 3.08% | 5.00% | +1.92 |
| DRONESHIELD LIMITED | 8.80% | 10.67% | +1.87 |
| GREATLAND RESOURCES | 0.34% | 2.13% | +1.79 |
| ST BARBARA LIMITED | 1.27% | 3.05% | +1.78 |
| VULCAN ENERGY | 2.55% | 4.02% | +1.47 |
| METALS X LIMITED | 0.04% | 1.31% | +1.27 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TREASURY WINE ESTATE | 15.32% | 11.93% | −3.39 |
| ADAIRS LIMITED | 5.06% | 2.20% | −2.86 |
| AUDINATEGROUPLTD | 4.94% | 2.79% | −2.15 |
| STRIKE ENERGY LTD | 3.32% | 1.19% | −2.13 |
| PINNACLE INVESTMENT | 6.89% | 4.94% | −1.95 |
| DEEP YELLOW LIMITED | 7.45% | 5.64% | −1.81 |
| DIGICO INFRASTR REIT | 8.25% | 6.47% | −1.78 |
| YANCOAL AUST LTD | 2.38% | 0.60% | −1.78 |
| BENDIGO AND ADELAIDE | 3.88% | 2.26% | −1.62 |
| VIVA ENERGY GROUP | 2.52% | 0.97% | −1.55 |
New disclosures
- BETASHARES US DOLLAR ETF UNITS , first disclosed figure 0.51%
- SENTINEL METALS , first disclosed figure 0.05%
- CAPRICE RESOURCES , first disclosed figure 0.02%
- GREAT NORTHERN , first disclosed figure 0.02%
- AUSTRALIAN COMM.LOAN 4.75% LN 21-OCT-37 , first disclosed figure 0.02%
- COSMOSEXPLORATION , first disclosed figure 0.00%
- FAR LTD , first disclosed figure 0.00%
- AUSGOV TREASURY BOND TB 3.75% 05-34 6M , first disclosed figure 0.00%
- AUSGOV TREASURY BOND TB 2.75% 11-27 6M , first disclosed figure 0.00%
- MIDDLE ISLAND RES , first disclosed figure 0.00%
Left the dataset
Last disclosed figure fell in this week. Leaving usually means the position dropped below the disclosure threshold, not that shorting stopped entirely.
- REGAL PARTNERS , last figure 0.01% on 20 Mar 2026
- ADVANCED ENERGY MIN , last figure 0.00% on 19 Mar 2026
- CUE ENERGY RESOURCE , last figure 0.00% on 20 Mar 2026
- JOYCE CORPORATION , last figure 0.00% on 20 Mar 2026
- VITAL METALS LIMITED , last figure 0.00% on 19 Mar 2026
Most shorted at week end
- DOMINO PIZZA ENTERPR , 15.27%
- TELIX PHARMACEUTICAL , 14.55%
- POLYNOVO LIMITED , 14.08%
- GUZMAN Y GOMEZ LTD , 13.68%
- TREASURY WINE ESTATE , 11.93%
Full table: most shorted Australian stocks.