Dutch short selling: week 19, 2026
From 4 May 2026 to 8 May 2026, 29 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharming Group N.V. | 3.64% | 5.87% | +2.23 |
| Signify N.V. | 8.97% | 9.50% | +0.53 |
| Fugro N.V. | 2.15% | 2.65% | +0.50 |
| The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. | 3.84% | 4.31% | +0.47 |
| Randstad N.V. | 1.29% | 1.67% | +0.38 |
| Theon International Plc | 1.90% | 2.13% | +0.23 |
| DSM-Firmenich AG | 1.30% | 1.40% | +0.10 |
| Adyen N.V. | 1.84% | 1.86% | +0.02 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic-Fit N.V. | 5.92% | 5.19% | −0.73 |
| IMCD N.V. | 10.04% | 9.37% | −0.67 |
| Alfen N.V. | 3.63% | 3.05% | −0.58 |
| PostNL N.V. | 2.63% | 2.08% | −0.55 |
| Akzo Nobel N.V. | 6.15% | 5.77% | −0.38 |
| ARCADIS N.V. | 2.93% | 2.82% | −0.11 |
| TomTom N.V. | 1.78% | 1.70% | −0.08 |
| CVC Capital Partners plc | 2.53% | 2.51% | −0.02 |
New disclosures
No companies entered the dataset this week.
Most shorted at week end
- Signify N.V. , 9.50%
- IMCD N.V. , 9.37%
- Pharming Group N.V. , 5.87%
- Akzo Nobel N.V. , 5.77%
- Basic-Fit N.V. , 5.19%
Full table: most shorted Dutch stocks.