Australian short selling: week 30, 2026
From 20 Jul 2026 to 24 Jul 2026, 826 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALMONTYINDUSTRIESINC CDI 1:1 | 0.16% | 3.23% | +3.07 |
| TREASURY CORPORATION 4.75% LN 15-SEP-36 | 2.96% | 4.78% | +1.82 |
| SPDR W EX OZ CARB ETF UNITS | 0.04% | 1.82% | +1.78 |
| BETAEMERGINGMKT ETF UNITS | 0.10% | 1.84% | +1.74 |
| MSTR INT SHR ACT ETF ETF UNITS | 0.04% | 1.72% | +1.68 |
| MINBOS RESOURCES LTD | 0.29% | 1.14% | +0.85 |
| ALCOA CORPORATION CDI 1:1 FOR. EXEMPT | 0.96% | 1.78% | +0.82 |
| STOCKLAND | 3.45% | 4.27% | +0.82 |
| MINERALS260LIMITED | 5.05% | 5.83% | +0.78 |
| NICK SCALI LIMITED | 3.56% | 4.30% | +0.74 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUSSAUSTRESPINVETF ETF UNITS | 4.13% | 0.11% | −4.02 |
| QORIA LIMITED | 1.63% | 0.14% | −1.49 |
| JAMES HARDIE INDUST CHESS DEPOSITARY INT | 4.58% | 3.70% | −0.88 |
| ELEVRA LITHIUM LTD | 3.65% | 2.91% | −0.74 |
| EML PAYMENTS LTD | 3.73% | 3.11% | −0.62 |
| SITEMINDER | 4.04% | 3.43% | −0.61 |
| ELECTRO OPTIC SYS. | 7.10% | 6.51% | −0.59 |
| WEBBEDS GROUP | 5.10% | 4.55% | −0.55 |
| FIREFLY METALS LTD | 7.17% | 6.63% | −0.54 |
| SYRAH RESOURCES | 2.40% | 1.89% | −0.51 |
New disclosures
- VANECK AUS QUALITY ETF UNITS, first disclosed figure 0.07%
- IRONBEARRES LTD, 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.
- MINBOS RESOURCES LTD, last figure 1.14% on 23 Jul 2026
- STATESTREETE200 ETF UNITS, last figure 0.49% on 23 Jul 2026
- BETASHARES FTSE 100 ETF UNITS, last figure 0.29% on 23 Jul 2026
- QORIA LIMITED, last figure 0.14% on 20 Jul 2026
- RUSSAUSTRESPINVETF ETF UNITS, last figure 0.11% on 21 Jul 2026
- VANECK AUS QUALITY ETF UNITS, last figure 0.07% on 24 Jul 2026
- AUSGOV TREASURY BOND TB 1.75% 06-51 6M, last figure 0.04% on 21 Jul 2026
- READCLOUD, last figure 0.04% on 21 Jul 2026
- LOCALITY PLANNING, last figure 0.03% on 22 Jul 2026
- STEP ONE LIMITED, last figure 0.02% on 21 Jul 2026
Most shorted at week end
- ASIAN DEVELOPMENT 4.35% 17-JAN-29, 100.00%
- LOTUS RESOURCES LTD, 22.80%
- DOMINO PIZZA ENTERPR, 13.70%
- DRONESHIELD LIMITED, 13.35%
- 4DMEDICAL LIMITED, 13.33%
Full table: most shorted Australian stocks.