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 |
| WEB TRAVEL GROUP LTD | 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
- AUSBONDEXCHANGE , first disclosed figure 0.03%
- CONNECTED MINERALS , first disclosed figure 0.03%
- WELLNEX LIFE LTD , first disclosed figure 0.01%
- VANECK LONG SHORT ETF UNITS , first disclosed figure 0.00%
- AUSTRARE , first disclosed figure 0.00%
- AUSTRALIAN UNITY LTD MCI CN 5.00% PER 6M , first disclosed figure 0.00%
- BENDIGO AND ADELAIDE CN 3M PER Q RD T-30 , first disclosed figure 0.00%
- 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 disclosed figure fell in this week. Leaving usually means the position dropped below the disclosure threshold, not that shorting stopped entirely.
- ISHARES ESG MSCI AUS ETF UNITS , last figure 1.84% on 4 Aug 2026
- PAN AFRICAN RESOURCE CDI 1:1 FOREX LSE , last figure 0.84% on 7 Aug 2026
- 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
- ISHARES PHYS GLD ETF ETF UNITS , last figure 0.43% on 5 Aug 2026
- SPDR GOVT BOND ETF UNITS , last figure 0.30% on 7 Aug 2026
- GX AUS 300 ETF ETF UNITS , last figure 0.26% on 7 Aug 2026
- GBLX GOLD GBLX GOLD , last figure 0.13% on 7 Aug 2026
- CHALLENGER GOLD LTD DEFERRED SETTLEMENT , last figure 0.10% on 6 Aug 2026
- GX AI INFRA ETF UNITS , last figure 0.09% on 5 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.