Most shorted US materials stocks

Mining, metals, chemicals, packaging and building materials. 168 classified United States companies, ranked by disclosed short positions as of 15 Sep 2026. Sector average 5.99%.

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Short position data for US materials stocks: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 15 Sep 2026. https://howshorted.com/us/sectors/materials/

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@misc{howshorted-us-materials-stocks-2026-09-15,
  title        = {US materials stocks short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/sectors/materials/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 15 Sep 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 %	20 rpt (pp)
1	PureCycle Technologies, Inc.	28.00%	+5.19
2	Centrus Energy Corp.	27.16%	+1.84
3	UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP	22.39%	+9.32
4	FMC Corporation	21.36%	+11.74
5	ASP Isotopes Inc.	20.71%	−4.18
6	MP Materials Corp.	18.85%	+4.95
7	MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP	18.66%	+12.29
8	Critical Metals Corp.	17.57%	+15.27
9	Green Plains Inc.	17.01%	−1.64
10	GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO	16.99%	+8.55
11	Lightwave Logic, Inc.	16.85%	+8.31
12	USA Rare Earth, Inc.	15.96%	+9.60
13	KIMBERLY CLARK CORP	15.79%	+10.60
14	Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.	14.08%	−0.94
15	HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP	13.82%	+10.48
16	REalloys Inc.	13.14%	+12.40
17	Lightbridge Corporation	13.07%	+0.98
18	Aemetis, Inc. (DE)	12.77%	+7.15
19	Tronox Holdings plc	12.40%	−0.88
20	Gold.com, Inc.	11.98%	+4.70
21	Louisiana-Pacific Corp.	11.75%	+5.81
22	Olin Corp.	11.33%	+3.40
23	O-I Glass, Inc.	11.21%	+4.34
24	Sonoco Products Company	11.04%	+5.71
25	The Chemours Company	10.46%	+1.38
26	Belden Inc.	10.37%	+8.17
27	U.S. Gold Corp.	10.31%	+3.37
28	Comstock Inc.	10.04%	+6.88
29	Trex Company, Inc.	9.96%	+3.49
30	CENTURY ALUMINUM CO	9.80%	+1.45
31	Gevo, Inc.	9.77%	−3.50
32	Crocs, Inc.	9.76%	−3.41
33	The Mosaic Company	9.72%	+5.20
34	Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc.	9.58%	−2.80
35	Albemarle Corporation	9.42%	+0.20
36	PERPETUA RESOURCES CORP.	9.42%	+0.97
37	JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.	9.07%	+6.73
38	Cabot Corporation	9.02%	+5.89
39	International Paper Co.	8.72%	−1.71
40	Quanex Building Products CORP	8.52%	+2.87
41	Contango Silver & Gold Inc.	8.51%	+6.22
42	Alto Ingredients, Inc.	8.40%	+7.12
43	SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO	8.13%	+2.99
44	Knife River Corporation	7.94%	+3.09
45	GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO	7.89%	−1.17
46	OPTICAL CABLE CORP	7.60%	+7.42
47	NWPX Infrastructure, Inc.	7.54%	+5.94
48	Huntsman Corporation	7.41%	−3.20
49	Sylvamo Corporation	7.32%	+3.14
50	RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.	7.28%	+4.04
51	NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD	7.23%	−4.27
52	Deckers Outdoor Corp	6.93%	+3.57
53	Ivanhoe Electric Inc.	6.78%	−0.45
54	Celanese Corp	6.40%	−0.88
55	INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC	6.39%	+3.93
56	Eagle Materials, Inc.	6.02%	+2.56
57	NewMarket Corporation	6.02%	+4.30
58	NovaGold Resources Inc.	5.86%	+2.65
59	Hexcel Corporation	5.81%	−2.62
60	Dakota Gold Corp.	5.80%	+3.09
61	KAISER ALUMINUM CORP	5.79%	+2.62
62	Nike, Inc.	5.78%	+3.18
63	Commercial Metals Company	5.59%	+1.69
64	Magnera Corporation	5.55%	−4.84
65	H.B. Fuller Company	5.44%	+1.90
66	Champion Homes, Inc.	5.35%	−2.30
67	Hecla Mining Company	5.35%	+1.38
68	CONSTELLIUM SE	5.25%	+2.84
69	Entegris, Inc.	5.25%	−0.59
70	Vista Gold Corp.	5.17%	+4.97
71	Carlisle Companies, Inc.	5.14%	−0.70
72	Eastman Chemical Company	5.04%	+1.43
73	Metallus Inc.	5.00%	+1.29
74	COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC	4.93%	−0.06
75	Dow Inc.	4.92%	+0.46
76	Aqua Metals, Inc.	4.88%	−6.71
77	Smart Sand, Inc.	4.87%	+4.60
78	Martin Marietta Materials	4.84%	+2.19
79	Eagle Nuclear Energy Corp.	4.83%	–
80	Ecovyst Inc.	4.80%	+0.22
81	Coeur Mining, Inc.	4.66%	−1.72
82	Alcoa Corporation	4.54%	−2.71
83	Avient Corporation	4.50%	+2.81
84	APOGEE ENTERPRISES, INC.	4.48%	+2.75
85	Perimeter Solutions, Inc.	4.28%	+2.05
86	Vulcan Materials CO	4.28%	+1.20
87	Clearwater Paper Corporation	4.24%	−0.17
88	SSR Mining Inc.	4.22%	−1.29
89	Ingevity Corporation	4.20%	+1.38
90	Orion S.A.	4.17%	+2.37
91	Westlake Corporation	4.15%	+0.24
92	WD-40 Company	4.13%	−0.35
93	Koppers Holdings, Inc.	4.07%	−0.21
94	Tecnoglass Holdings Inc.	4.05%	+1.67
95	SMITH MIDLAND CORP	3.82%	+0.68
96	ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC.	3.81%	−0.49
97	Packaging Corp of America	3.76%	+1.05
98	Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.	3.72%	+1.31
99	TITAN INTERNATIONAL INC	3.71%	−1.05
100	Codexis, Inc.	3.68%	−1.75
101	Westwater Resources, Inc.	3.63%	−5.41
102	DuPont de Nemours, Inc.	3.62%	+1.98
103	UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC	3.53%	+2.20
104	Rogers Corporation	3.52%	−0.26
105	Worthington Steel, Inc.	3.46%	+1.45
106	Ranpak Holdings Corp.	3.39%	−1.78
107	Legacy Housing Corp	3.35%	+0.79
108	Solstice Advanced Materials Inc.	3.27%	–
109	Latham Group, Inc.	3.24%	+0.58
110	Broadwind, Inc.	3.19%	+2.48
111	ATI Inc.	3.18%	+1.14
112	Suncrete, Inc.	3.10%	–
113	Reynolds Consumer Products Inc.	3.06%	−0.18
114	AptarGroup, Inc.	3.05%	+1.10
115	Owens Corning	2.98%	−0.22
116	REX American Resources Corp.	2.93%	+0.43
117	Minerals Technologies Inc	2.89%	+1.20
118	Element Solutions Inc.	2.82%	−1.96
119	Avery Dennison Corp.	2.80%	+0.48
120	Future Fuel Corporation	2.76%	+1.85
121	DSS, Inc.	2.68%	+2.48
122	Intrepid Potash, Inc	2.68%	−0.82
123	U.S. GoldMining Inc.	2.66%	+1.76
124	Steel Dynamics, Inc.	2.63%	+0.10
125	Worthington Enterprises, Inc.	2.63%	+1.30
126	Enpro Inc.	2.62%	+0.26
127	Royal Gold, Inc.	2.62%	−0.80
128	RPM International, Inc.	2.57%	+1.10
129	Mativ Holdings, Inc.	2.42%	+0.33
130	Freeport-McMoran Inc.	2.39%	+0.83
131	CVR Partners, LP	2.37%	+1.19
132	LanzaTech Global, Inc.	2.37%	+1.33
133	Karat Packaging Inc.	2.19%	+1.25
134	Innospec Inc.	2.07%	+0.27
135	Corning Incorporated	2.05%	+0.27
136	Tredegar Corporation	1.99%	+0.93
137	AdvanSix Inc.	1.90%	−2.46
138	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	1.90%	+0.87
139	Nucor Corporation	1.89%	+0.08
140	Rare Earths Americas, Inc.	1.87%	–
141	Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.	1.83%	−0.57
142	XCF Global, Inc.	1.61%	–
143	Newmont Corporation	1.59%	−0.33
144	Linde plc	1.27%	−0.15
145	Loop Industries, Inc.	1.16%	−0.13
146	Arq, Inc.	1.07%	−2.14
147	Goldgroup Mining Inc.	1.03%	−0.03
148	DMC Global Inc.	0.99%	−2.12
149	Kronos Worldwide, Inc.	0.94%	−0.47
150	5E Advanced Materials, Inc.	0.90%	+0.47
151	CitroTech Inc.	0.89%	–
152	Mesabi Trust	0.85%	−2.74
153	DORCHESTER MINERALS, L.P.	0.79%	−0.21
154	American Vanguard Corporation	0.67%	−1.05
155	Idaho Copper Corporation	0.60%	–
156	SenesTech, Inc.	0.56%	−0.66
157	Silver Bow Mining Corp.	0.47%	–
158	NexMetals Mining Corp.	0.46%	–
159	WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP	0.38%	+0.12
160	TOMI Environmental Solutions,	0.36%	+0.33
161	Paramount Gold Nevada Corp.	0.35%	+0.01
162	NLI Holdings, Inc.	0.31%	+0.06
163	Yunhong Green CTI Ltd.	0.28%	−1.89
164	IPERIONX Ltd	0.27%	+0.21
165	Valhi, Inc.	0.26%	+0.05
166	Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp.	0.23%	+0.20
167	Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. Class	0.16%	−0.15
168	Solitario Resources Corp.	0.09%	+0.04

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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 twice-monthly reports. Figures are official FINRA disclosures, see the methodology.