ASX Short Interest by Sector
How heavily each GICS sector is shorted, compared with the market as a whole.
Market median 0.41% across 692 stocksASIC data as at 12 Oct 2026
Sector Heat Map
Median short interest in each sector compared with the market median of 0.41%
Consumer Staples1.57%3.9× market18 stocksConsumer Disc.1.23%3.0× market57 stocksFinancials1.01%2.5× market62 stocksReal Estate0.95%2.3× market40 stocksInfo Tech0.71%1.7× market40 stocksComm. Services0.70%1.7× market27 stocksIndustrials0.36%0.9× market73 stocksHealth Care0.26%0.6× market64 stocksEnergy0.19%0.5× market48 stocksMaterials0.17%0.4× market252 stocksUtilities0.12%0.3× market8 stocks · small sample
Medians are used because a few heavily shorted stocks can pull a sector's average well above what's typical. Based on 692 stocks with reportable short positions (funds and ETFs excluded).
All sectors compared
sectorStocksMedianvs market medianAverageMost shorted
- Consumer Staples18 stocks · 3.9× market181.57%3.9×3.38%TWE10.4%ELD9.6%EDV8.6%
- Consumer Discretionary57 stocks · 3.0× market571.23%3.0×2.12%DMP12.1%FLT10.5%TLC10.0%
- Financials62 stocks · 2.5× market621.01%2.5×2.00%ZIP12.9%GDG7.5%AUB7.4%
- Real Estate40 stocks · 2.3× market400.95%2.3×1.82%LLC8.9%PXA6.5%LIC6.1%
- Information Technology40 stocks · 1.7× market400.71%1.7×1.96%WTC11.0%NXT8.6%SDR7.9%
- Communication Services27 stocks · 1.7× market270.70%1.7×1.38%ABB6.4%NEC5.6%CAR5.0%
- Industrials73 stocks · 0.9× market730.36%0.9×1.32%DRO16.2%EOS10.9%IPH9.0%
- Health Care64 stocks · 0.6× market640.26%0.6×1.81%4DX10.7%TLX10.7%AYA10.1%
- Energy48 stocks · 0.5× market480.19%0.5×1.56%BOE15.1%PDN11.8%DYL9.3%
- Materials252 stocks · 0.4× market2520.17%0.4×1.20%LOT15.6%PLS12.9%IPX12.9%
- Utilities8 stocks · 0.3× market80.12%0.3×1.01%AGL4.9%APA1.8%ORG1.1%
Median short interest is the middle stock in each sector; the bar shows it against the market-wide median. Averages are shown for reference but can be pulled up by one or two heavily shorted names. Sectors with fewer than three stocks reporting short positions are left out. ETFs and funds are excluded.