Australian short selling: week 32, 2026
From 3 Aug 2026 to 7 Aug 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISHARES ESG MSCI AUS ETF UNITS | 0.06% | 1.84% | +1.78 |
| ALLIGATOR ENERGY | 0.46% | 1.79% | +1.33 |
| BLOCK INC CDI 1:1 NYSE | 0.57% | 1.45% | +0.88 |
| CHAMPION IRON LTD | 4.88% | 5.61% | +0.73 |
| NEWS CORP.. B VOTING CDI 1:1 | 1.65% | 2.36% | +0.71 |
| VANECK URANIUM ETF ETF UNITS | 0.00% | 0.71% | +0.71 |
| ZIP CO LTD.. | 7.90% | 8.58% | +0.68 |
| RIO TINTO LIMITED | 9.06% | 9.73% | +0.67 |
| PINNACLE INVESTMENT | 4.48% | 5.01% | +0.53 |
| NICK SCALI LIMITED | 4.24% | 4.75% | +0.51 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOTUS RESOURCES LTD | 15.02% | 12.32% | −2.70 |
| 4DMEDICAL LIMITED | 13.13% | 11.87% | −1.26 |
| CATALYST METALS | 6.41% | 5.24% | −1.17 |
| WEBBEDS GROUP | 3.16% | 2.07% | −1.09 |
| GX AI INFRA ETF UNITS | 1.15% | 0.09% | −1.06 |
| CORP TRAVEL LIMITED | 6.40% | 5.39% | −1.01 |
| ISHARES YIELD PLUS ETF UNITS | 0.93% | 0.00% | −0.93 |
| PWR HOLDINGS LIMITED | 6.52% | 5.60% | −0.92 |
| GUZMAN Y GOMEZ LTD | 8.79% | 7.94% | −0.85 |
| BRIGHTSTAR RESOURCES | 2.09% | 1.41% | −0.68 |
New disclosures
- CONNECTED MINERALS, first disclosed figure 0.03%
- AUSBIL ACT DIV INC ETF UNITS, first disclosed figure 0.00%
- MQ GL EQ ETF ETF UNITS, 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.
- VANECK URANIUM ETF ETF UNITS, last figure 0.71% on 6 Aug 2026
- VANECK AU CORP BOND ETF UNITS, last figure 0.48% on 7 Aug 2026
- GX AUS 300 ETF ETF UNITS, last figure 0.26% on 7 Aug 2026
- CHALLENGER GOLD LTD DEFERRED SETTLEMENT, last figure 0.10% on 6 Aug 2026
- BETA GLOBAL GOLD ETF UNITS, last figure 0.08% on 5 Aug 2026
- STARPHARMA HOLDINGS RIGHTS 28-JUL-26, last figure 0.08% on 7 Aug 2026
- AUSTRALIAN COMM.LOAN 5.00% LN 21-JUN-36, last figure 0.05% on 5 Aug 2026
- AUSBONDEXCHANGE, last figure 0.03% on 6 Aug 2026
- CONNECTED MINERALS, last figure 0.03% on 7 Aug 2026
- PATHKEY.AI LTD, last figure 0.02% on 6 Aug 2026
Most shorted at week end
- ASIAN DEVELOPMENT 4.35% 17-JAN-29, 100.00%
- DRONESHIELD LIMITED, 15.39%
- DOMINO PIZZA ENTERPR, 12.69%
- LOTUS RESOURCES LTD, 12.32%
- BOSS ENERGY LTD, 12.13%
Full table: most shorted Australian stocks.