Top Shorted ASX Stocks
Ranked by the share of each company's shares sold short, from ASIC's daily short position reports.
ASIC data as at 12 Oct 2026Published four business days after trading
50 stocks
#StockSectorMkt capShares shortDays to cover1 weekShort interest
- 1DRODroneShield Limited$1.4B150.2M–+1.71%16.23%+1.71% 1w
- 2LOT1Lotus Resources Limited$98M85.1M–+1.59%15.56%+1.59% 1w
- 3BOE1Boss Energy Limited$558M62.7M–+1.99%15.11%+1.99% 1w
- 4ZIP3Zip Co Limited$2.7B160.7M–+0.32%12.90%+0.32% 1w
- 5PLS1PLS Group Limited$9.6B416.0M–+0.13%12.89%+0.13% 1w
- 6IPX1IperionX Limited$753M46.7M–+0.43%12.88%+0.43% 1w
- 7DMP1Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited$2.0B11.5M–+0.49%12.14%+0.49% 1w
- 8PDN2Paladin Energy Ltd$3.3B53.1M–+0.37%11.82%+0.37% 1w
- 9LYCLynas Rare Earths Limited$11.1B118.9M–+0.29%11.81%+0.29% 1w
- 10WTC1WiseTech Global Limited$12.6B36.9M–-0.10%10.99%-0.10% 1w
- 11EOS1Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited$2.1B24.1M–+1.15%10.85%+1.15% 1w
- 124DX14DMedical Limited$2.5B64.5M–-0.40%10.72%-0.40% 1w
- 13TLX1Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited$5.3B36.4M–+0.07%10.69%+0.07% 1w
- 14FLT1Flight Centre Travel Group Limited$2.1B21.2M–+0.22%10.45%+0.22% 1w
- 15TWE1Treasury Wine Estates Limited$4.9B84.0M–-0.09%10.39%-0.09% 1w
- 16AYA1Artrya Limited$449M16.5M–+1.50%10.05%+1.50% 1w
- 17TLC1The Lottery Corporation Limited$11.7B221.8M–+0.68%9.97%+0.68% 1w
- 18CU61Clarity Pharmaceuticals Ltd$696M36.3M–+0.79%9.72%+0.79% 1w
- 19RIO2Rio Tinto Group$252.0B35.9M–-0.14%9.65%-0.14% 1w
- 20ELDElders Limited$1.3B20.7M–-0.41%9.61%-0.41% 1w
- 21DYL2Deep Yellow Limited$799M90.9M–+0.57%9.33%+0.57% 1w
- 22IPH3IPH Limited$891M23.2M–+0.33%9.03%+0.33% 1w
- 23LLC1Lendlease Group$1.7B61.8M–-0.10%8.94%-0.10% 1w
- 24CUVClinuvel Pharmaceuticals Limited$382M4.5M–-0.14%8.93%-0.14% 1w
- 25GMD1Genesis Minerals Limited$8.5B102.9M–+0.38%8.76%+0.38% 1w
- 26EDV1Endeavour Group Limited$5.6B154.2M–+0.03%8.58%+0.03% 1w
- 27NXT1NEXTDC Limited$7.0B65.0M–-0.13%8.56%-0.13% 1w
- 28MI61Minerals 260 Limited$2.0B203.2M–-0.09%8.21%-0.09% 1w
- 29BRG1Breville Group Limited$4.6B11.9M–+0.08%8.19%+0.08% 1w
- 30VUL5Vulcan Energy Resources Limited$562M39.0M–+0.84%8.15%+0.84% 1w
- 31SLXSilex Systems Limited$1.0B22.4M–+0.19%8.05%+0.19% 1w
- 32DVP1Develop Global Limited$1.4B26.4M–+0.50%8.01%+0.50% 1w
- 33BPT1Beach Energy Limited$2.0B181.6M–+0.31%7.96%+0.31% 1w
- 34SDR2SiteMinder Limited$770M22.4M–-0.14%7.90%-0.14% 1w
- 35MSB1Mesoblast Limited$2.6B100.4M–+0.16%7.73%+0.16% 1w
- 36GDG5Generation Development Group Limited$1.2B30.2M–+0.52%7.52%+0.52% 1w
- 37AUBAUB Group Limited$3.7B9.6M–+0.08%7.36%+0.08% 1w
- 38A2MThe a2 Milk Company Limited$5.0B53.3M–+0.15%7.31%+0.15% 1w
- 39CYL3Catalyst Metals Limited$1.5B19.3M–+0.13%7.30%+0.13% 1w
- 40PNV1PolyNovo Limited$639M50.4M–+0.23%7.29%+0.23% 1w
- 41LTR3Liontown Limited$2.3B229.4M–+0.73%7.19%+0.73% 1w
- 42CAT1Catapult Sports Ltd$1.0B22.4M–+0.10%7.09%+0.10% 1w
- 43NCK3Nick Scali Limited$1.2B6.0M–+0.01%7.06%+0.01% 1w
- 44A4N2Alpha HPA Limited$653M98.6M–+0.84%6.79%+0.84% 1w
- 45NAN3Nanosonics Limited$856M20.1M–+0.27%6.72%+0.27% 1w
- 46ILU1Iluka Resources Limited$2.3B28.7M–+0.62%6.66%+0.62% 1w
- 47CIA2Champion Iron Limited$1.3B37.2M–+0.64%6.64%+0.64% 1w
- 48ELV3Elevra Lithium Limited$778M12.7M–-0.45%6.55%-0.45% 1w
- 49PXA1PEXA Group Limited$1.2B11.4M–+0.29%6.50%+0.29% 1w
- 50TYR1Tyro Payments Limited$355M34.4M–+0.94%6.46%+0.94% 1w
Short interest is the reported short position as a share of issued capital. Days to cover is the short position divided by average daily volume over 30 days. Higher means shorts would take longer to buy back.