Norwegian short selling: week 34, 2026
From 17 Aug 2026 to 21 Aug 2026, 41 Norway 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 Finanstilsynet data.
Biggest rises
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| XPLORA TECHNOLOGIES | 1.20% | 2.69% | +1.49 |
| LINK MOBILITY GROUP HOLDING | 7.08% | 7.72% | +0.64 |
| TOMRA SYSTEMS | 2.89% | 3.38% | +0.49 |
| NORBIT | 1.30% | 1.42% | +0.12 |
| TGS ASA | 1.39% | 1.49% | +0.10 |
| BORR DRILLING LIMITED | 7.04% | 7.14% | +0.10 |
| ENVIPCO HOLDING N.V. | 3.99% | 4.07% | +0.08 |
| ZAPTEC ASA | 1.19% | 1.23% | +0.04 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESERT CONTROL AS | 7.61% | 3.70% | −3.91 |
| NORWEGIAN AIR SHUTTLE | 2.39% | 1.31% | −1.08 |
| YARA INTERNATIONAL | 1.09% | 0.51% | −0.58 |
| HEXAGON COMPOSITES | 1.64% | 1.08% | −0.56 |
| 2020 BULKERS | 1.87% | 1.42% | −0.45 |
| KID | 3.48% | 3.21% | −0.27 |
| SALMON EVOLUTION ASA | 2.71% | 2.58% | −0.13 |
| NORSK HYDRO | 0.51% | 0.50% | −0.01 |
| SCATEC ASA | 0.60% | 0.59% | −0.01 |
| BORREGAARD | 0.70% | 0.69% | −0.01 |
New disclosures
No companies entered the dataset this week.
Left the dataset
Last published by the Finanstilsynet 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.
- DESERT CONTROL AS, last figure 3.70% on 20 Aug 2026
- APPEAR ASA, last figure 0.50% on 20 Aug 2026
Most shorted at week end
- LINK MOBILITY GROUP HOLDING, 7.72%
- BORR DRILLING LIMITED, 7.14%
- MAGNORA, 4.60%
- ENVIPCO HOLDING N.V., 4.07%
- DESERT CONTROL AS, 3.70%
Full table: most shorted Norwegian stocks.