Australian short selling: week 28, 2026
From 6 Jul 2026 to 10 Jul 2026, 813 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRO OPTIC SYS. | 4.56% | 6.11% | +1.55 |
| GENESIS MINERALS | 5.89% | 6.80% | +0.91 |
| CLARITY PHARMA | 6.73% | 7.61% | +0.88 |
| FIREFLY METALS LTD | 5.88% | 6.76% | +0.88 |
| IMUGENE LIMITED | 0.69% | 1.52% | +0.83 |
| STORAGE KING GROUP | 0.42% | 1.17% | +0.75 |
| MINERALS260LIMITED | 3.81% | 4.56% | +0.75 |
| DEVELOP GLOBAL LTD | 4.13% | 4.76% | +0.63 |
| VULCAN ENERGY | 6.24% | 6.86% | +0.62 |
| JUMBO INTERACTIVE | 6.41% | 7.00% | +0.59 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEGAPORT LIMITED | 4.88% | 2.80% | −2.08 |
| QORIA LIMITED | 3.27% | 1.87% | −1.40 |
| ATLAS ARTERIA FPOSTUSPROHEXCLQIBQP | 3.55% | 2.21% | −1.34 |
| ARAFURA RARE EARTHS | 2.56% | 1.23% | −1.33 |
| GUZMAN Y GOMEZ LTD | 10.56% | 9.31% | −1.25 |
| AU CLINICAL LABS | 7.76% | 6.81% | −0.95 |
| CENTURIA CAPITAL STAPUSINVPROHEXCLQPS | 1.65% | 0.73% | −0.92 |
| SOUTHGOLD CONSOL CDI 1:1 | 3.82% | 2.99% | −0.83 |
| ISH FTSE GBL PROP ETF UNITS | 0.78% | 0.02% | −0.76 |
| SUPPLY NETWORK | 4.43% | 3.72% | −0.71 |
New disclosures
- AURA CONSOL GROUP CDI 1:1, first disclosed figure 0.37%
- CERYVYNTHERAPEUTICS, first disclosed figure 0.31%
- AUSTRALIAN COMM.LOAN 2.00% LN 21-AUG-35, first disclosed figure 0.03%
- NEXSEN LIMITED, first disclosed figure 0.02%
- BLS PHARMACEUTICALS, first disclosed figure 0.02%
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.
- SYNTARA LIMITED, last figure 0.24% on 7 Jul 2026
- VNGD AUS SMALL ETF UNITS, last figure 0.20% on 8 Jul 2026
- KMD BRANDS LIMITED DEFERRED SETTLEMENT, last figure 0.14% on 6 Jul 2026
- ABACUS STORAGE KING, last figure 0.07% on 6 Jul 2026
- BUBALUSRESOURCES, last figure 0.04% on 10 Jul 2026
- HYTERRA LTD, last figure 0.04% on 6 Jul 2026
- BETA AUS MTUM ETF ETF UNITS, last figure 0.03% on 10 Jul 2026
- BIOXYNE LTD, last figure 0.02% on 6 Jul 2026
- NEXSEN LIMITED, last figure 0.02% on 6 Jul 2026
- 5G NETWORKS LIMITED., last figure 0.01% on 7 Jul 2026
Most shorted at week end
- ASIAN DEVELOPMENT 4.35% 17-JAN-29, 100.00%
- LOTUS RESOURCES LTD, 22.81%
- DOMINO PIZZA ENTERPR, 13.92%
- DRONESHIELD LIMITED, 12.68%
- 4DMEDICAL LIMITED, 12.08%
Full table: most shorted Australian stocks.