French short selling: week 33, 2026
From 10 Aug 2026 to 14 Aug 2026, 77 France companies had disclosed short positions across 5 publication days. Changes are percentage points (pp) of issued share capital, between each company's last figure before the week and its last figure of the week, from official AMF data.
Biggest rises
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDJ UNITED | 6.06% | 6.67% | +0.61 |
| EXAIL TECHNOLOGIES | 2.27% | 2.77% | +0.50 |
| EUTELSAT COMMUNICATIONS | 1.96% | 2.46% | +0.50 |
| FORVIA | 4.06% | 4.46% | +0.40 |
| SPIE SA | 3.37% | 3.75% | +0.38 |
| VIRIDIEN | 5.25% | 5.42% | +0.17 |
| AB SCIENCE | 0.60% | 0.76% | +0.16 |
| ACCOR | 1.32% | 1.44% | +0.12 |
| RENAULT | 6.44% | 6.56% | +0.12 |
| MEDIAN TECHNOLOGIES | 1.20% | 1.30% | +0.10 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOITEC | 2.05% | 0.88% | −1.17 |
| TELEPERFORMANCE | 9.24% | 8.43% | −0.81 |
| WORLDLINE | 3.66% | 2.96% | −0.70 |
| COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN | 1.09% | 0.50% | −0.59 |
| CAPITAL B | 1.39% | 0.80% | −0.59 |
| REMY COINTREAU | 5.36% | 4.78% | −0.58 |
| ALSTOM | 5.23% | 4.73% | −0.50 |
| VALNEVA SE | 3.30% | 2.80% | −0.50 |
| UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT | 13.91% | 13.61% | −0.30 |
| CAPGEMINI | 2.71% | 2.44% | −0.27 |
New disclosures
- ROCTOOL, first disclosed figure 0.55%
Left the dataset
Last published by the AMF 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.
- SENSORION, last figure 0.59% on 14 Aug 2026
- ROCTOOL, last figure 0.55% on 11 Aug 2026
- MEXEDIA S.P.A. S.B., last figure 0.52% on 10 Aug 2026
Most shorted at week end
- UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT, 13.61%
- VALEO, 11.00%
- TELEPERFORMANCE, 8.43%
- FDJ UNITED, 6.67%
- RENAULT, 6.56%
Full table: most shorted French stocks.