Australian short selling: week 19, 2026
From 4 May 2026 to 8 May 2026, 849 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISHARES CORE CASH ETF UNITS | 0.03% | 2.45% | +2.42 |
| LOTUS RESOURCES LTD | 14.40% | 16.42% | +2.02 |
| VANECK INTL VALUE ETF UNITS | 0.01% | 0.82% | +0.81 |
| IMMUTEP LTD | 1.83% | 2.61% | +0.78 |
| ACCENT GROUP LTD | 1.90% | 2.67% | +0.77 |
| ARAFURA RARE EARTHS | 3.24% | 3.98% | +0.74 |
| COCHLEAR LIMITED | 3.89% | 4.61% | +0.72 |
| MEGAPORT LIMITED | 5.40% | 6.11% | +0.71 |
| JPAM JEME ETF UNITS | 30.12% | 30.77% | +0.65 |
| CAPRICORN METALS | 0.79% | 1.40% | +0.61 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GX FANG HEDGED ETF UNITS | 1.84% | 0.08% | −1.76 |
| MCMILLAN SHAKESPEARE | 7.71% | 6.08% | −1.63 |
| GLOBAL X BUGG ETF ETF UNITS | 2.34% | 0.91% | −1.43 |
| BREVILLE GROUP LTD | 9.65% | 8.57% | −1.08 |
| BETASHARESCRUDEOIL ETF UNITS | 1.08% | 0.06% | −1.02 |
| TAMBORAN CDI USPROHEXCLQIB | 0.99% | 0.04% | −0.95 |
| VANECK EMERGING MKT ETF UNITS | 0.83% | 0.02% | −0.81 |
| DRONESHIELD LIMITED | 11.52% | 10.72% | −0.80 |
| DIGICO INFRASTR REIT | 7.20% | 6.41% | −0.79 |
| CETTIRE | 2.53% | 1.80% | −0.73 |
New disclosures
- ALPHA PLUS FUND ETF UNITS , first disclosed figure 2.11%
- MURRAY COD AUST LTD , first disclosed figure 1.34%
- XPEDRA RESOURCES LTD , first disclosed figure 0.09%
- BULLETIN RES LTD , first disclosed figure 0.06%
- VANECK AUS BANKS ETF ETF UNITS , first disclosed figure 0.03%
- VGD FTSE EUR SHARES ETF UNITS , first disclosed figure 0.03%
- VANECK LIST PRIV CRD ETF UNITS , first disclosed figure 0.02%
- ADVERITAS LTD , first disclosed figure 0.01%
- READCLOUD , first disclosed figure 0.01%
- SAV US SMALL ACT ETF ETF UNITS , first disclosed figure 0.01%
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.
- ALPHA PLUS FUND ETF UNITS , last figure 2.11% on 7 May 2026
- METRO MINING LTD DEFERRED SETTLEMENT , last figure 0.18% on 4 May 2026
- GLOBAL X HYDROGEN ETF UNITS , last figure 0.13% on 8 May 2026
- XPEDRA RESOURCES LTD , last figure 0.09% on 8 May 2026
- BETA BSUB ETF ETF UNITS , last figure 0.08% on 7 May 2026
- BULLETIN RES LTD , last figure 0.06% on 8 May 2026
- ISHARES SMALL ORDS ISHARES SMALL ORDS , last figure 0.06% on 8 May 2026
- AUSGOV TREASURY BOND TB 2.75% 05-41 6M , last figure 0.04% on 8 May 2026
- VANECK AUS BANKS ETF ETF UNITS , last figure 0.03% on 8 May 2026
- ARROW MINERALS , last figure 0.01% on 6 May 2026
Most shorted at week end
- JPAM JEME ETF UNITS , 30.77%
- LOTUS RESOURCES LTD , 16.42%
- DOMINO PIZZA ENTERPR , 15.68%
- TELIX PHARMACEUTICAL , 15.37%
- POLYNOVO LIMITED , 14.42%
Full table: most shorted Australian stocks.