UK short selling: week 10, 2026
From 2 Mar 2026 to 4 Mar 2026, 3 United Kingdom companies had disclosed short positions across 3 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 FCA data.
Biggest rises
No disclosed positions rose this week.
Biggest falls
No disclosed positions fell this week.
New disclosures
- ASHTEAD GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY , first disclosed figure 0.51%
- W.A.G PAYMENT SOLUTIONS PLC , first disclosed figure 0.50%
- PZ CUSSONS PLC , first disclosed figure 0.20%
Left the dataset
Last disclosed figure fell in this week. Leaving usually means the position dropped below the disclosure threshold, not that shorting stopped entirely.
- ASHTEAD GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY , last figure 0.51% on 2 Mar 2026
- W.A.G PAYMENT SOLUTIONS PLC , last figure 0.50% on 4 Mar 2026
- PZ CUSSONS PLC , last figure 0.20% on 3 Mar 2026
Most shorted at week end
- ASHTEAD GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY , 0.51%
- W.A.G PAYMENT SOLUTIONS PLC , 0.50%
- PZ CUSSONS PLC , 0.20%
Full table: most shorted UK stocks.