How shorted is PAYPOINT PLC right now?

1.77% of PAYPOINT PLC's issued share capital was sold short as of 21 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 PAYPOINT 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 1 fund with positions of 0.5% or more in PAYPOINT PLC, led by Numeric Investors LLC at 0.69%; 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 PAYPOINT PLC?

More shorted than 57% of the 420 UK companies with disclosed positions

1.77%

of issued share capital sold short · 21 Aug 2026

5-day change: −0.22
20-day change: –

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Short position data for PAYPOINT PLC: FCA, compiled by howshorted.com, position date 21 Aug 2026. https://howshorted.com/uk/company/paypoint/

Who was short PAYPOINT 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 157 named PAYPOINT 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
Numeric Investors LLC	0.69%	23 Jun 2026

History

Position date	Short %	Change
21 Aug 2026	1.77%	−0.03
17 Aug 2026	1.80%	−0.10
13 Aug 2026	1.90%	−0.01
11 Aug 2026	1.91%	+0.01
10 Aug 2026	1.90%	−0.09
3 Aug 2026	1.99%	+0.04
24 Jul 2026	1.95%	−0.11
16 Jul 2026	2.06%	+0.20
3 Jul 2026	1.86%	–

About this data

ISIN: GB00BVMTNR93
Reportable Shares List: On the FCA's RSL since 13 Jul 2026.
First seen in dataset: 3 Jul 2026
Listing: PAYPOINT PLC on the London Stock Exchange ↗

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is PAYPOINT PLC right now?: 1.77% of PAYPOINT PLC's issued share capital was sold short as of 21 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 PAYPOINT 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 1 fund with positions of 0.5% or more in PAYPOINT PLC, led by Numeric Investors LLC at 0.69%; 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.