Australian short selling: week 21, 2026
From 18 May 2026 to 22 May 2026, 790 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELDERS LIMITED | 5.87% | 8.21% | +2.34 |
| LENDLEASE GROUP | 4.68% | 6.36% | +1.68 |
| LOTUS RESOURCES LTD | 17.06% | 18.33% | +1.27 |
| ELECTRO OPTIC SYS. | 3.30% | 4.42% | +1.12 |
| ARAFURA RARE EARTHS | 5.00% | 6.06% | +1.06 |
| CAPSTONECORP CDI1:1FOREXEMPT TSX | 1.18% | 2.17% | +0.99 |
| 4DMEDICAL LIMITED | 8.31% | 9.14% | +0.83 |
| TYRO PAYMENTS | 4.35% | 5.09% | +0.74 |
| LIFESTYLE COMMUNIT. | 7.05% | 7.71% | +0.66 |
| SILVER MINES LIMITED | 1.01% | 1.60% | +0.59 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BETAEMERGINGMKT ETF UNITS | 11.01% | 2.25% | −8.76 |
| POLYNOVO LIMITED | 13.79% | 11.63% | −2.16 |
| AERIS RESOURCES LTD | 4.06% | 2.82% | −1.24 |
| GX AI INFRA ETF UNITS | 1.15% | 0.02% | −1.13 |
| CATAPULT SPORTS LTD | 6.06% | 4.93% | −1.13 |
| NANOSONICS LIMITED | 10.18% | 9.31% | −0.87 |
| GUZMAN Y GOMEZ LTD | 13.82% | 13.00% | −0.82 |
| ZIP CO LTD.. | 11.99% | 11.25% | −0.74 |
| SUNCORP GROUP LTD | 1.88% | 1.19% | −0.69 |
| LIFE360 INC. CDI 3:1 FOR. EXEMPT | 1.76% | 1.08% | −0.68 |
New disclosures
- SKINKANDY LTD, first disclosed figure 0.65%
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.
- NEWS CORP.. A NON-VOTING CDI 1:1, last figure 6.30% on 19 May 2026
- IDT AUSTRALIA LTD, last figure 0.11% on 21 May 2026
- BETASHARESERTH ETF ETF UNITS, last figure 0.09% on 19 May 2026
- ISHARES WLDXAUS MVOL ETF UNITS, last figure 0.06% on 20 May 2026
- WINSOME RESOURCES, last figure 0.01% on 20 May 2026
- PAINCHEK LTD, last figure 0.00% on 21 May 2026
- SYNLAIT MILK LTD, last figure 0.00% on 20 May 2026
- CAVALIERRESOURCES, last figure 0.00% on 21 May 2026
Most shorted at week end
- LOTUS RESOURCES LTD, 18.33%
- DOMINO PIZZA ENTERPR, 15.27%
- TELIX PHARMACEUTICAL, 14.98%
- BOSS ENERGY LTD, 14.18%
- TREASURY WINE ESTATE, 13.58%
Full table: most shorted Australian stocks.