How shorted is ESSENTRA PLC right now?

4.21% of ESSENTRA PLC's issued share capital was sold short as of 18 Aug 2026, per the FCA's aggregate net short position publication.

What does this number include?

It is the sum of every individual net short position amounting to 0.2% or more of the company's issued share capital, as notified to the FCA. Smaller positions are not counted, so total short interest can be somewhat higher.

Which funds are shorting ESSENTRA PLC?

Since 13 July 2026 the FCA no longer publishes position-holder names, only the aggregate per company. The final named register (as of 10 Jul 2026) listed 3 funds with positions of 0.5% or more in ESSENTRA PLC, led by ActusRayPartners Limited at 0.92%; the full final list is preserved on this page.

How often is this updated?

The FCA publishes every working day around midday, two working days after the position date. We ingest each publication the same day and re-check recent days for corrections.

How shorted is ESSENTRA PLC?

More shorted than 81% of the 420 UK companies with disclosed positions

4.21%

of issued share capital sold short · 18 Aug 2026

5-day change: +0.14
20-day change: –

Download CSV

Embed this chart

Paste this snippet to embed the interactive chart. It updates every trading day and keeps the source attribution. Preview

<iframe src="https://howshorted.com/embed/uk/essentra/" width="100%" height="430" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="ESSENTRA PLC short interest chart"></iframe>
<p>Source: FCA data compiled by <a href="https://howshorted.com/uk/company/essentra/">howshorted.com</a></p>

Cite this page

Short position data for ESSENTRA PLC: FCA, compiled by howshorted.com, position date 18 Aug 2026. https://howshorted.com/uk/company/essentra/

Who was short ESSENTRA PLC?

The FCA stopped naming position holders on 13 July 2026. This is the final named register's last word, every position of 0.5%+ still open as of 10 Jul 2026, from our frozen archive of 309 named ESSENTRA PLC disclosures dating back to 2012. It no longer updates. Browse the full final register or see how UK disclosure changed.

Position holder (historical)	Position	Disclosed
ActusRayPartners Limited	0.92%	23 Mar 2026
Acadian Asset Management LLC	0.59%	29 Jun 2026
Numeric Investors LLC	0.52%	4 Mar 2026

History

Position date	Short %	Change
18 Aug 2026	4.21%	−0.10
17 Aug 2026	4.31%	−0.02
14 Aug 2026	4.33%	+0.08
11 Aug 2026	4.25%	+0.07
3 Aug 2026	4.18%	+0.11
30 Jul 2026	4.07%	+0.01
28 Jul 2026	4.06%	−0.01
21 Jul 2026	4.07%	+0.01
17 Jul 2026	4.06%	−0.14
15 Jul 2026	4.20%	−0.04
13 Jul 2026	4.24%	+0.10
10 Jul 2026	4.14%	−0.10
2 Jul 2026	4.24%	–

About this data

ISIN: GB00B0744359
Reportable Shares List: On the FCA's RSL since 13 Jul 2026.
First seen in dataset: 2 Jul 2026
Listing: ESSENTRA PLC on the London Stock Exchange ↗

We show regulatory short-position data only: no prices, no valuations, no recommendations.

Frequently asked questions

How shorted is ESSENTRA PLC right now?: 4.21% of ESSENTRA PLC's issued share capital was sold short as of 18 Aug 2026, per the FCA's aggregate net short position publication.
What does this number include?: It is the sum of every individual net short position amounting to 0.2% or more of the company's issued share capital, as notified to the FCA. Smaller positions are not counted, so total short interest can be somewhat higher.
Which funds are shorting ESSENTRA PLC?: Since 13 July 2026 the FCA no longer publishes position-holder names, only the aggregate per company. The final named register (as of 10 Jul 2026) listed 3 funds with positions of 0.5% or more in ESSENTRA PLC, led by ActusRayPartners Limited at 0.92%; the full final list is preserved on this page.
How often is this updated?: The FCA publishes every working day around midday, two working days after the position date. We ingest each publication the same day and re-check recent days for corrections.