UK short selling: week 38, 2026

From 14 Sep 2026 to 18 Sep 2026, 424 United Kingdom companies had disclosed short positions across 5 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

Company	Start	End	Change (pp)
NCC GROUP PLC	7.49%	8.86%	+1.37
THG PLC	4.71%	6.04%	+1.33
St. James's Place PLC	2.86%	4.05%	+1.19
RIGHTMOVE PLC	9.76%	10.94%	+1.18
FORTERRA PLC	6.30%	7.20%	+0.90
Barratt Redrow plc	7.36%	8.26%	+0.90
SPIE SA	4.99%	5.85%	+0.86
TRUSTPILOT GROUP PLC	0.49%	1.31%	+0.82
GOODWIN PLC	2.05%	2.86%	+0.81
Diversified Energy Company	5.82%	6.63%	+0.81

Biggest falls

Company	Start	End	Change (pp)
SCHRODER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST LIMITED	4.92%	0.28%	−4.64
Vistry Group PLC	18.97%	17.47%	−1.50
SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC	3.19%	2.25%	−0.94
WPP PLC	5.57%	4.70%	−0.87
Pinewood Technologies Group Plc	6.52%	5.65%	−0.87
OXFORD INSTRUMENTS PLC	1.24%	0.48%	−0.76
CVS Group Plc	6.10%	5.35%	−0.75
LONDONMETRIC PROPERTY PLC	1.98%	1.32%	−0.66
GB GROUP PLC	7.55%	6.91%	−0.64
VICTREX PLC	2.01%	1.44%	−0.57

New disclosures

EMPIRE METALS LIMITED, first disclosed figure 0.41%
JAMES HALSTEAD PLC, first disclosed figure 0.20%

Left the dataset

Last published by the FCA this week, and in no publication since: the figure shown is the one each carried in that final publication. Leaving usually means the position fell below the disclosure threshold, not that shorting stopped entirely.

PICTON PROPERTY INCOME LIMITED, last figure 0.59% on 14 Sep 2026
SCHRODER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST LIMITED, last figure 0.28% on 18 Sep 2026
Warpaint London plc, last figure 0.27% on 17 Sep 2026
RESIDENTIAL SECURE INCOME PLC, last figure 0.24% on 18 Sep 2026
AFENTRA PLC, last figure 0.20% on 18 Sep 2026

Most shorted at week end

Full table: most shorted UK stocks.