Most shorted UK energy stocks

Oil, gas, coal, uranium, renewables and energy technology. 12 classified United Kingdom companies, ranked by disclosed short positions as of 12 Oct 2026. Sector average 5.41%.

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Plain

Short position data for UK energy stocks: FCA, compiled by howshorted.com, position date 12 Oct 2026. https://howshorted.com/uk/sectors/energy/

Wikipedia

<ref>{{cite web |title=UK energy stocks short position data |url=https://howshorted.com/uk/sectors/energy/ |website=HowShorted |publisher=howshorted.com (data: FCA) |date=2026-10-12 |access-date=2026-10-13}}</ref>

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@misc{howshorted-uk-energy-stocks-2026-10-12,
  title        = {UK energy stocks short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/uk/sectors/energy/}},
  note         = {Data: FCA, position date 12 Oct 2026; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2026}
}

Sector trend

The median disclosed position across the sector's classified companies at each reporting date. A median, not a total: percentages of different companies' capital cannot be added, so this tracks the typical member, with the table below showing today's spread.

#	Company	Short %	20d (pp)
1	CERES POWER HOLDINGS PLC	16.47%	+3.49
2	YELLOW CAKE PLC	13.82%	+3.19
3	Diversified Energy Company	8.05%	+1.54
4	Metlen Energy & Metals Plc	7.12%	–
5	ENERGEAN PLC	4.60%	−1.33
6	HUNTING PLC	3.56%	+1.09
7	SERICA ENERGY PLC	2.57%	+0.35
8	AFC ENERGY PLC	2.54%	–
9	ITM Power PLC	2.22%	–
10	TULLOW OIL PLC	2.06%	–
11	SHELL PLC	1.18%	–
12	Harbour Energy PLC	0.70%	–

Reading this table

Sector buckets are our own coarse editorial classification, not the licensed GICS or ICB schemes; only classified companies appear here. The change column is percentage points over 20 trading days. Figures are official FCA disclosures, see the methodology.