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 |
| EUTELSAT COMMUNICATIONS | 1.96% | 2.46% | +0.50 |
| EXAIL TECHNOLOGIES | 2.27% | 2.77% | +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 |
| VALNEVA SE | 3.30% | 2.80% | −0.50 |
| ALSTOM | 5.23% | 4.73% | −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 disclosed figure fell in this week. Leaving usually means the position dropped below the disclosure threshold, not that shorting stopped entirely.
- EIFFAGE , last figure 0.59% on 11 Aug 2026
- SENSORION , last figure 0.59% on 14 Aug 2026
- ROCTOOL , last figure 0.55% on 11 Aug 2026
- INVENTIVA , last figure 0.52% on 13 Aug 2026
- MEXEDIA S.P.A. S.B. , last figure 0.52% on 10 Aug 2026
- COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN , last figure 0.50% on 14 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.