What is BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited shorting?
11 disclosed net short positions of 0.5% or more across France and Sweden, per the official registers. Positions below the 0.5% publication threshold are not public.
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| Company | Market | Position | Since | Peak | First disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embracer Group AB | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2.26% | 12 Aug 2026 | 3.50% | 27 Jan 2025 |
| TELEVISION FRANCAISE 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 1.59% | 16 Feb 2026 | 3.04% | 22 Nov 2012 |
| VALEO | 🇫🇷 France | 1.15% | 3 Jun 2026 | 2.31% | 13 Aug 2019 |
| Volvo Car AB | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 0.96% | 1 Jul 2026 | 1.53% | 14 May 2024 |
| CARREFOUR | 🇫🇷 France | 0.91% | 24 Jul 2026 | 1.14% | 17 Feb 2023 |
| KLEPIERRE | 🇫🇷 France | 0.81% | 18 Jun 2026 | 1.81% | 28 Oct 2019 |
| Securitas AB | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 0.81% | 17 Jun 2026 | 1.60% | 10 Nov 2017 |
| PERNOD RICARD | 🇫🇷 France | 0.67% | 15 May 2026 | 0.67% | 29 Apr 2026 |
| H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 0.61% | 26 Mar 2026 | 0.65% | 4 May 2022 |
| RENAULT | 🇫🇷 France | 0.55% | 25 Jun 2026 | 0.94% | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Coffee Stain Group AB | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 0.51% | 29 May 2026 | 2.93% | 11 Dec 2025 |
"Position" is the holder's disclosed net short position as a percentage of that company's issued share capital; percentages are not comparable or summable across companies. "Since" is the holder's latest disclosure date for the position, not when it was opened.
Past positions
Positions BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited disclosed in the past that are no longer in any register's current set. The last event is the final disclosure the register holds, usually the below-threshold exit.
| Company | Market | Peak | Last event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evolution AB (publ) | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 0.63% | 0.00% · 18 Aug 2026 |
| UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT | 🇫🇷 France | 0.94% | 0.40% · 10 Jun 2026 |
| Yubico AB | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 0.80% | 0.00% · 20 May 2026 |
| Vitec Software Group AB (publ) | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 0.70% | 0.00% · 21 Apr 2026 |
| Aktiebolaget Electrolux | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1.43% | 0.00% · 30 Mar 2026 |
| Telia Company AB | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 0.61% | 0.00% · 13 Mar 2026 |
| Akzo Nobel N.V. | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 0.61% | 0.47% · 10 Mar 2026 |
| SOITEC | 🇫🇷 France | 0.83% | 0.49% · 5 Mar 2026 |
| SODEXO | 🇫🇷 France | 0.66% | 0.47% · 24 Oct 2025 |
| Fugro N.V. | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1.61% | 0.28% · 22 Sep 2025 |
| Basic-Fit N.V. | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2.71% | 0.44% · 28 Jul 2025 |
| EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC SE | 🇫🇷 France | 0.73% | 0.48% · 28 Jul 2025 |
| WORLDLINE | 🇫🇷 France | 0.71% | 0.40% · 30 Jun 2025 |
| NORDIC SEMICONDUCTOR | 🇳🇴 Norway | 0.63% | 0.58% · 19 May 2025 |
| EUTELSAT COMMUNICATIONS | 🇫🇷 France | 4.10% | 0.36% · 11 Mar 2025 |
| Asmodee Group AB | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 0.79% | 0.00% · 18 Feb 2025 |
| NIBE Industrier AB | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 0.62% | 0.00% · 21 Jan 2025 |
| Embracer Group AB | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2.70% | 0.00% · 15 Jan 2025 |
| Signify N.V. | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1.94% | 0.22% · 4 Oct 2024 |
| Corbion N.V. | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 0.81% | 0.44% · 17 Sep 2024 |
| Sinch AB (publ) | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1.09% | 0.00% · 7 May 2024 |
| Volvo Car AB | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 0.80% | 0.00% · 11 Apr 2024 |
| CASINO GUICHARD-PERRACHON | 🇫🇷 France | 3.73% | 0.00% · 28 Mar 2024 |
| UNIBAIL-RODAMCO-WESTFIELD SE | 🇫🇷 France | 0.90% | 0.47% · 7 Dec 2023 |
| Intrum AB | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1.05% | 0.00% · 3 Aug 2023 |
| Viaplay Group AB (publ) | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 0.83% | 0.00% · 14 Jul 2023 |
| Hexatronic Group AB | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 0.70% | 0.00% · 5 Jul 2023 |
| Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 0.95% | 0.00% · 7 Jun 2023 |
| Storskogen Group AB (publ) | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 0.80% | 0.00% · 3 Mar 2023 |
| Neobo Fastigheter AB (publ) | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 0.74% | 0.00% · 16 Feb 2023 |
| Skanska AB | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 0.93% | 0.00% · 9 Feb 2023 |
| ALSTOM | 🇫🇷 France | 0.76% | 0.31% · 25 Jan 2023 |
| Elekta AB (publ) | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 0.63% | 0.00% · 13 Sep 2022 |
| Aperam S.A. | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 0.80% | 0.40% · 25 Jul 2022 |
| TECHNIP ENERGIES N.V. | 🇫🇷 France | 0.94% | 0.45% · 11 May 2022 |
| ORANGE | 🇫🇷 France | 0.53% | 0.48% · 29 Apr 2022 |
| TECHNIPFMC PLC | 🇫🇷 France | 2.03% | 0.00% · 25 Feb 2022 |
| VERALLIA | 🇫🇷 France | 0.52% | 0.48% · 24 Feb 2022 |
| Aktiebolaget Electrolux | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1.62% | 1.31% · 15 Dec 2021 |
| ICA Gruppen Aktiebolag | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 0.91% | 0.00% · 22 Nov 2021 |
Showing the 40 most recent of 136 archived positions.
UK positions (pre-2026 archive)
The FCA stopped naming position holders on 13 July 2026. Our frozen archive holds 7,657 named UK disclosures by BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited since 2012, including 2 positions still open in the final register (10 Jul 2026): See the full final register.
| Company | Final position | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|
| KINGFISHER PLC | 1.14% | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Vistry Group PLC | 0.99% | 3 Jul 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited shorting right now?
- BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited has 11 disclosed net short positions of 0.5% or more in France and Sweden. The largest is 2.26% of Embracer Group AB.
- Is this the fund's whole short book?
- No. Only net short positions of 0.5% or more of a company's issued share capital are published with the holder's name. Positions between 0.1% and 0.5% are reported to regulators privately, and other markets (such as the UK and Australia) publish anonymous aggregates only.
- How current is this?
- Position holders must disclose changes by the next trading day, and we refresh from each register every trading day. The date beside each position is the holder's latest disclosure for it.
French short position data: AMF via data.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte v2.0. Swedish short position data: source Finansinspektionen (FI).