Most shorted UK utilities stocks

Electricity, water and regulated energy networks. 3 classified United Kingdom companies, ranked by disclosed short positions as of 12 Oct 2026. Sector average 5.17%.

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

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

#	Company	Short %	20d (pp)
1	PENNON GROUP PLC	10.75%	+2.11
2	UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC	3.59%	+1.22
3	DRAX GROUP PLC	1.17%	−1.32

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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.