UK short selling: week 18, 2026
From 28 Apr 2026 to 1 May 2026, 5 United Kingdom companies had disclosed short positions across 4 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
- ALFA FINANCIAL SOFTWARE HOLDINGS PLC , first disclosed figure 0.38%
- 4IMPRINT GROUP PLC , first disclosed figure 0.27%
- VINACAPITAL VIETNAM OPPORTUNITY FUND LIMITED , first disclosed figure 0.24%
- DFS FURNITURE PLC , first disclosed figure 0.20%
- JERSEY OIL AND GAS 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.
- ALFA FINANCIAL SOFTWARE HOLDINGS PLC , last figure 0.38% on 30 Apr 2026
- VINACAPITAL VIETNAM OPPORTUNITY FUND LIMITED , last figure 0.24% on 29 Apr 2026
- DFS FURNITURE PLC , last figure 0.20% on 28 Apr 2026
- JERSEY OIL AND GAS PLC , last figure 0.20% on 28 Apr 2026
Most shorted at week end
- ALFA FINANCIAL SOFTWARE HOLDINGS PLC , 0.38%
- 4IMPRINT GROUP PLC , 0.27%
- VINACAPITAL VIETNAM OPPORTUNITY FUND LIMITED , 0.24%
- DFS FURNITURE PLC , 0.20%
- JERSEY OIL AND GAS PLC , 0.20%
Full table: most shorted UK stocks.