The 10 most shorted ASX stocks plus the biggest risers and fallers – Week 30
Short sellers lifted bearish bets against energy and gold stocks, while covering positions in names like James Hardie, Johns Lyng and Lynas.
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Welcome back to the Short Seller Series – A recap of the most heavily shorted stocks on the ASX and those experiencing significant changes to short interest over the past week.
Short selling data is four days behind today's date because reporting is not mandatory until three business days after the trade. The tables below will compare:
Week-on-week changes between 7 and 14 July
Month-on-month changes between 16 June and 14 July
Most covered and rising short tables record week-on-week changes of 0.5% or more
Most Shorted
Ticker | Company | Short % | Week-on-Week | Month-on-Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Paladin Energy | 16.89% | 0.86% | 1.49% | |
Boss Energy | 14.32% | -0.75% | -5.18% | |
Mineral Resources | 13.92% | 0.08% | -0.67% | |
Pilbara Minerals | 13.82% | 0.59% | 1.00% | |
Liontown Resources | 12.14% | -0.45% | -0.49% | |
Idp Education | 12.07% | 0.59% | 0.60% | |
Lifestyle Communities | 11.57% | 1.53% | 1.61% | |
SILEX Systems | 11.30% | 0.09% | 1.44% | |
Polynovo | 11.07% | 0.40% | 0.44% | |
Corporate Travel Management | 9.91% | 0.38% | -0.01% |
Key takeaways
Boss Energy's short interest continues to normalise, falling to its lowest level since December 2024, while Paladin's shorts have remained relatively stable around 15-17% since last November. Last week, E&P analysts observed that the "performance gap between Australian uranium majors Boss Energy and Paladin Energy has narrowed significantly. While Boss outperformed Paladin by 85% in the first half of 2025, it has underperformed by 23% since early June." The analysts attribute this reversal to portfolio flows, with Paladin returning to the S&P/ASX 100 index, and a rotation based on perceived relative value.
Rising Shorts
Ticker | Company | Short % | Week-on-Week | Month-on-Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ausgold | 1.19% | ~ | ~ | |
Greatland Resources | 0.86% | ~ | ~ | |
Clarity Pharmaceuticals | 8.46% | 1.81% | 1.26% | |
Lifestyle Communities | 11.57% | 1.53% | 1.61% | |
Vulcan Energy Resources | 5.71% | 1.30% | 1.36% | |
Orora | 4.00% | 1.29% | 0.75% | |
Appen | 4.31% | 1.18% | -0.17% | |
Monash Ivf Group | 3.73% | 1.01% | 2.15% | |
Alkane Resources | 3.06% | 0.93% | 1.71% | |
Bellevue Gold | 6.45% | 0.89% | 1.66% | |
Paladin Energy | 16.89% | 0.86% | 1.49% | |
Ramelius Resources | 7.15% | 0.81% | 0.30% | |
Amcor Plc | 1.59% | 0.74% | 0.31% | |
Beach Energy | 3.35% | 0.72% | 0.26% | |
Novonix | 5.97% | 0.70% | 0.59% | |
HMC Capital | 1.83% | 0.66% | 0.89% | |
Viva Energy Group | 5.95% | 0.66% | 0.63% | |
Idp Education | 12.07% | 0.59% | 0.60% | |
Pilbara Minerals | 13.82% | 0.59% | 1.00% | |
Magellan Financial Group | 4.60% | 0.58% | 1.42% | |
Nanosonics | 7.26% | 0.54% | 1.99% | |
Metcash | 2.09% | 0.54% | -0.49% | |
Accent Group | 2.64% | 0.53% | 1.89% |
Key takeaways
Ausgold and Greatland recorded short interest of less than 0.1% in the prior periods. We recorded this as no week-on-week or month-on-month changes.
Short sellers continue to pile into Lifestyle Communities following a 40% one-day selloff after VCAT ruled the deferred management fee in some of its contracts as void and unenforceable. Lifestyle is supposed to receive this fee when a resident sells or vacates their home, calculated as a percentage of the resale price.
Across the broader market, plenty of energy names (Paladin, Beach, Viva etc.) and gold stocks (Bellevue, Alkane, Greatland etc.) are seeing an uptick in short interest.
Most Covered
Ticker | Company | Short % | Week-on-Week | Month-on-Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
James Hardie | 4.63% | -4.96% | -2.03% | |
Bannerman Energy | 3.81% | -1.60% | -4.72% | |
Johns Lyng Group | 4.99% | -1.19% | -1.51% | |
Spartan Resources | 2.01% | -1.07% | -0.76% | |
Audinate Group | 4.69% | -0.97% | -0.70% | |
Lynas Rare Earths | 6.26% | -0.76% | -2.12% | |
Boss Energy | 14.32% | -0.75% | -5.18% | |
Megaport | 2.19% | -0.74% | -2.07% | |
Chalice Mining | 4.96% | -0.73% | -1.16% | |
Platinum Asset Management | 3.37% | -0.71% | -0.96% | |
Andean Silver | 0.89% | -0.67% | -0.75% | |
Zip Co | 4.81% | -0.63% | -0.39% | |
Domino's Pizza | 5.51% | -0.52% | -4.23% | |
Nexgen Energy | 0.27% | -0.51% | -0.35% | |
Capstone Copper Corp | 0.84% | -0.50% | -0.07% |
Key takeaways
James Hardie continues to see a sharp decline in short interest after the company successfully acquired Azek on July 1st.
Johns Lyng Group will also likely see short interest trend lower over the coming days and weeks after the company entered into a scheme implementation deed with Pacific Equity Partners at $4.00 per share.
Spartan will also see its short interest hit zero ahead of its takeover by Ramelius Resources. The stock will be suspended on July 22nd and removed from the S&P/ASX 200 prior to the open of trading on July 23rd.
Meanwhile, several other runners including Lynas, Megaport, Platinum Asset Management and Andean Silver are seeing a fall in short interest.
