What is the most shorted stock in Europe right now?

Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (Sweden) is the most shorted stock in Europe, with 11.98% of its share capital in disclosed net short positions as of 12 Oct 2026, per the national registers under the EU Short Selling Regulation.

Which European countries publish named short positions?

France, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Finland, Denmark, Belgium and Poland publish every net short position of 0.5% or more with the holder named. This league combines France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Finland, Belgium and Poland, whose figures are the same measure; Denmark's headline figure is its regulator's wider aggregate of positions of 0.1% or more, so it has its own table.

🇪🇺 Most shorted stocks in Europe

The most shorted stock in Europe on 12 Oct 2026 is Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (Sweden), at 11.98% of its share capital.

All 321 companies with disclosed net short positions across France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Finland, Belgium and Poland, in one league. Every market uses the same measure: the sum of individual positions of 0.5% or more of share capital under the EU short-selling regime, so the figures compare directly. Data as of 12 Oct 2026. Every position holder is named: browse the funds.

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Short position data for European stocks, combined league: the EU national registers, compiled by howshorted.com, position date 12 Oct 2026. https://howshorted.com/europe/most-shorted/

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Highest: 11.98%; Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB
At 5% or more: 23; of share capital
At 1% or more: 194; of share capital
Companies listed: 321; with disclosed shorts

Counts are floors: only individual positions of 0.5% or more of share capital are publicly disclosed under the EU regime, so smaller positions are invisible here.

#	Company	Market	Short %
1	🇸🇪 Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB	🇸🇪 Sweden	11.98%
2	🇳🇱 Akzo Nobel N.V.	🇳🇱 Netherlands	11.67%
3	🇫🇷 UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT	🇫🇷 France	11.59%
4	🇫🇷 RENAULT	🇫🇷 France	11.10%
5	🇫🇷 VALEO	🇫🇷 France	11.10%
6	🇸🇪 Elekta AB (publ)	🇸🇪 Sweden	10.67%
7	🇫🇷 VIRIDIEN	🇫🇷 France	10.16%
8	🇳🇱 Signify N.V.	🇳🇱 Netherlands	9.15%
9	🇸🇪 JM AB	🇸🇪 Sweden	7.95%
10	🇳🇱 Pharming Group N.V.	🇳🇱 Netherlands	7.92%
11	🇳🇴 LINK MOBILITY GROUP HOLDING	🇳🇴 Norway	7.53%
12	🇳🇴 BORR DRILLING LIMITED	🇳🇴 Norway	7.36%
13	🇸🇪 Truecaller AB	🇸🇪 Sweden	6.81%
14	🇫🇷 FDJ UNITED	🇫🇷 France	6.56%
15	🇫🇷 TELEPERFORMANCE	🇫🇷 France	6.53%
16	🇪🇸 SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIOAMBIENTE, S.A.	🇪🇸 Spain	6.39%
17	🇸🇪 BONESUPPORT HOLDING AB	🇸🇪 Sweden	6.32%
18	🇸🇪 RaySearch Laboratories AB (publ)	🇸🇪 Sweden	5.52%
19	🇸🇪 Xvivo Perfusion Aktiebolag	🇸🇪 Sweden	5.48%
20	🇫🇷 ABIVAX	🇫🇷 France	5.35%
21	🇪🇸 ENAGAS, S.A.	🇪🇸 Spain	5.12%
22	🇸🇪 Aktiebolaget Electrolux	🇸🇪 Sweden	5.07%
23	🇫🇷 ALSTOM	🇫🇷 France	5.07%
24	🇳🇴 VEND MARKETPLACES ASA	🇳🇴 Norway	4.96%
25	🇫🇷 REMY COINTREAU	🇫🇷 France	4.87%
26	🇸🇪 Dynavox Group AB	🇸🇪 Sweden	4.77%
27	🇳🇴 MAGNORA	🇳🇴 Norway	4.67%
28	🇸🇪 Hemnet Group AB (publ)	🇸🇪 Sweden	4.44%
29	🇪🇸 EDREAMS ODIGEO, S.A.	🇪🇸 Spain	4.42%
30	🇳🇱 Fugro N.V.	🇳🇱 Netherlands	4.38%
31	🇵🇱 Modivo (CCC)	🇵🇱 Poland	4.34%
32	🇸🇪 AAK AB (publ)	🇸🇪 Sweden	4.32%
33	🇳🇱 IMCD N.V.	🇳🇱 Netherlands	4.16%
34	🇳🇴 ENVIPCO HOLDING N.V.	🇳🇴 Norway	4.04%
35	🇸🇪 Cibus Real Estate AB (publ)	🇸🇪 Sweden	3.96%
36	🇸🇪 Mips AB	🇸🇪 Sweden	3.96%
37	🇸🇪 Hexatronic Group AB	🇸🇪 Sweden	3.93%
38	🇫🇷 VUSIONGROUP	🇫🇷 France	3.91%
39	🇫🇷 FORVIA	🇫🇷 France	3.87%
40	🇳🇱 DSM-Firmenich AG	🇳🇱 Netherlands	3.79%
41	🇸🇪 Embracer Group AB	🇸🇪 Sweden	3.79%
42	🇪🇸 TECNICAS REUNIDAS, S.A.	🇪🇸 Spain	3.76%
43	🇫🇷 ATOS GROUP	🇫🇷 France	3.70%
44	🇫🇷 DBV TECHNOLOGIES	🇫🇷 France	3.65%
45	🇫🇷 PUBLICIS GROUPE SA	🇫🇷 France	3.59%
46	🇳🇴 TOMRA SYSTEMS	🇳🇴 Norway	3.57%
47	🇳🇱 Basic-Fit N.V.	🇳🇱 Netherlands	3.46%
48	🇫🇷 WORLDLINE	🇫🇷 France	3.42%
49	🇸🇪 Tobii AB	🇸🇪 Sweden	3.39%
50	🇸🇪 Aktiebolaget SKF	🇸🇪 Sweden	3.38%

Top 50 of 321. Full per-market tables: France · Netherlands · Norway · Sweden · Spain · Finland · Denmark · Belgium · Poland

Frequently asked questions

What is the most shorted stock in Europe right now?: Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (Sweden) is the most shorted stock in Europe, with 11.98% of its share capital in disclosed net short positions as of 12 Oct 2026, per the national registers under the EU Short Selling Regulation.
Which European countries publish named short positions?: France, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Finland, Denmark, Belgium and Poland publish every net short position of 0.5% or more with the holder named. This league combines France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Finland, Belgium and Poland, whose figures are the same measure; Denmark's headline figure is its regulator's wider aggregate of positions of 0.1% or more, so it has its own table.

About this table

Denmark is not in this table. Its headline figure is the Danish FSA's own aggregate of every net short position of 0.1% or more of share capital, a wider measure than the named sums ranked here, so the two do not compare directly. See the most shorted Danish stocks.

Each figure is a floor: positions between 0.1% and 0.5% are reported to regulators privately and are not public. Unlike the UK and Australia, the EU regime still names individual short sellers; see how the registers work and the position holder pages.