Dutch short selling: week 11, 2026
From 9 Mar 2026 to 13 Mar 2026, 35 Netherlands 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 AFM data.
Biggest rises
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMCD N.V. | 7.79% | 9.35% | +1.56 |
| Signify N.V. | 8.75% | 9.98% | +1.23 |
| Randstad N.V. | 0.50% | 1.62% | +1.12 |
| Adyen N.V. | 0.58% | 1.70% | +1.12 |
| Akzo Nobel N.V. | 7.49% | 8.37% | +0.88 |
| CVC Capital Partners plc | 0.60% | 1.12% | +0.52 |
| Basic-Fit N.V. | 3.88% | 4.39% | +0.51 |
| TomTom N.V. | 2.06% | 2.48% | +0.42 |
| Koninklijke KPN N.V. | 1.17% | 1.30% | +0.13 |
| The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. | 1.11% | 1.21% | +0.10 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfen N.V. | 8.48% | 7.73% | −0.75 |
| Pharming Group N.V. | 4.01% | 3.57% | −0.44 |
| Fugro N.V. | 2.84% | 2.61% | −0.23 |
| Lakefront Biotherapeutics NV | 0.89% | 0.77% | −0.12 |
| Avantium N.V. | 1.68% | 1.56% | −0.12 |
| DSM-Firmenich AG | 1.03% | 0.98% | −0.05 |
| PostNL N.V. | 2.18% | 2.17% | −0.01 |
| Koninklijke Heijmans N.V. | 0.51% | 0.50% | −0.01 |
| Aperam S.A. | 0.51% | 0.50% | −0.01 |
New disclosures
No companies entered the dataset this week.
Left the dataset
Last published by the AFM 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.
- Aperam S.A., last figure 0.50% on 10 Mar 2026
Most shorted at week end
- Signify N.V., 9.98%
- IMCD N.V., 9.35%
- Akzo Nobel N.V., 8.37%
- Alfen N.V., 7.73%
- Basic-Fit N.V., 4.39%
Full table: most shorted Dutch stocks.