ASX Short Sale Positions
Daily update on all companies
Background
The goal of this page is to better inform ASX investors of short selling in the market.
Although short position data does not provide tradable signals, a large increase or decrease in a company’s short positions can be an early indicator of changing investor sentiment. It can also be used to uncover what the “professional money” is doing.
To see how short selling allows investors to profit from a falling market, read the "What is Short Selling?" tutorial under the table.
Short Sale Data
Short sale data shows the amount of shares on issue currently reported as short sold.
The data is four trading days behind today's date as reporting isn’t mandatory until 9am (Sydney) three business days (T+3) post trade.
Since June 2010 the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has required all stockbrokers to report their total short sale positions daily. This information is released four business days (T+4) after the trade on ASIC’s website.
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) publishes a list of short sale transactions reported on the most recent trading day.
Open ASX Short Positions
Data: 11 Apr 2019
| Code | Company | Short | Week Mvt | Days to Cover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GXY | Galaxy Resources | 17.26% | +0.15% | 42.3 |
| 2 | SYR | Syrah Resources | 16.71% | +0.85% | 11.9 |
| 3 | JBH | JB Hi-Fi Limited | 15.45% | -0.02% | 48.7 |
| 4 | ING | Inghams Group | 15.43% | -2.15% | 25.4 |
| 5 | NXT | NEXTDC Limited | 14.78% | +1.97% | 36.3 |
| 6 | NUF | Nufarm Limited | 14.35% | +0.34% | 21.9 |
| 7 | BAL | Bellamy's Australia | 11.95% | +0.75% | 6.2 |
| 8 | MTS | Metcash Limited | 11.71% | -0.18% | 58.3 |
| 9 | ORE | Orocobre Limited | 11.57% | -0.17% | 30.4 |
| 10 | BWX | BWX Limited | 10.89% | -0.36% | 53.6 |
| 11 | SDA | Speedcast Int Limited | 10.74% | +0.07% | 40.0 |
| 12 | IVC | Invocare Limited | 9.99% | +0.28% | 36.2 |
| 13 | SUL | Super Ret Rep Limited | 9.76% | 0.00% | 42.0 |
| 14 | IFL | IOOF Holdings Limited | 9.54% | +0.51% | 31.8 |
| 15 | DMP | Domino PIZZA Enterpr | 9.39% | -0.16% | 32.8 |
| 16 | PPT | Perpetual Limited | 9.36% | +0.07% | 15.3 |
| 17 | HVN | Harvey Norman | 9.27% | +0.04% | 34.0 |
| 18 | MYR | Myer Holdings Limited | 9.12% | -0.13% | 21.2 |
| 19 | PLS | Pilbara Min Limited | 9.09% | +0.18% | 32.1 |
| 20 | BOQ | Bank of Queensland | 9.08% | +1.17% | 8.5 |
| 21 | CSR | CSR Limited | 8.93% | -0.07% | 20.8 |
| 22 | KGN | Kogan.com Limited | 8.69% | +0.39% | 9.6 |
| 23 | AMC | Amcor Limited | 8.51% | +0.29% | 27.4 |
| 24 | BKL | Blackmores Limited | 8.24% | -0.33% | 8.2 |
| 25 | RWC | Reliance Worldwide | 8.06% | +0.46% | 21.1 |
| 26 | SGM | Sims Metal MGMT Limited | 7.66% | +0.68% | 10.1 |
| 27 | BIN | Bingo Industries Limited | 7.65% | +1.00% | 14.8 |
| 28 | HUB | HUB24 Limited | 7.52% | +0.08% | 22.1 |
| 29 | BGA | Bega Cheese Limited | 6.78% | +0.69% | 22.7 |
| 30 | QIN | Quintis Limited | 6.7% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 31 | AMP | AMP Limited | 6.4% | -0.14% | 24.5 |
| 32 | MSB | Mesoblast Limited | 6.21% | +0.07% | 27.8 |
| 33 | WSA | Western Areas Limited | 5.92% | +0.08% | 19.1 |
| 34 | BEN | Bendigo and Adelaide | 5.88% | -0.41% | 16.7 |
| 35 | CGF | Challenger Limited | 5.86% | -0.09% | 16.8 |
| 36 | DHG | Domain Holdings Aus | 5.79% | -0.92% | 18.3 |
| 37 | KDR | Kidman Resources Limited | 5.59% | -0.15% | 14.6 |
| 38 | RSG | Resolute Mining | 5.49% | -0.29% | 9.0 |
| 39 | COE | Cooper Energy Limited | 5.42% | +0.27% | 46.9 |
| 40 | GMA | Genworth Mortgage | 5.22% | +0.16% | 95.1 |
| 41 | HT1 | HT&E Limited | 5.21% | -0.04% | 56.0 |
| 42 | LNG | Liquefied Natural | 5.18% | +0.10% | 71.2 |
| 43 | CGC | Costa Group Holdings | 5.12% | +0.47% | 11.3 |
| 44 | RIO | RIO Tinto Limited | 5.04% | -0.34% | 12.4 |
| 45 | CTD | Corp Travel Limited | 4.88% | +0.15% | 28.6 |
| 46 | MLX | Metals X Limited | 4.88% | +0.35% | 7.0 |
| 47 | CAR | Carsales.com Limited | 4.86% | -0.17% | 15.4 |
| 48 | NEC | Nine Entertainment | 4.82% | +0.24% | 6.3 |
| 49 | CLH | Collection House | 4.8% | 0.00% | 39.3 |
| 50 | FLT | Flight Centre Travel | 4.75% | +0.34% | 10.8 |
| 51 | CLQ | Clean TEQ Holdings Limited | 4.68% | -0.07% | 28.6 |
| 52 | KAR | Karoon Energy Limited | 4.65% | -0.07% | 34.4 |
| 53 | A2M | The a2 Milk Company | 4.63% | -0.30% | 11.6 |
| 54 | ARB | ARB Corporation | 4.63% | -0.03% | 33.5 |
| 55 | NAN | Nanosonics Limited | 4.6% | -0.03% | 15.3 |
| 56 | WGX | Westgold Resources | 4.38% | +0.01% | 18.2 |
| 57 | APT | Afterpay Touch | 4.35% | -0.43% | 5.2 |
| 58 | IMF | IMF Bentham Limited | 4.28% | +0.09% | 36.2 |
| 59 | A2B | A2B Australia Limited | 4.22% | -0.01% | 10.3 |
| 60 | RHC | Ramsay Health Care | 4.18% | +0.03% | 32.5 |
| 61 | NWS | News Corp Class B Voting Common Stock-Cdi 1:1 | 4.16% | +0.52% | 17.2 |
| 62 | RCR | RCR Tomlinson | 4.15% | +0.02% | 0.0 |
| 63 | VOC | Vocus Group Limited | 4.15% | -0.05% | 15.6 |
| 64 | DCN | Dacian Gold Limited | 4.05% | +0.18% | 19.3 |
| 65 | AAC | Australian Agricult | 4.04% | +0.01% | 42.8 |
| 66 | JHX | James Hardie Indust Chess Depositary Interests 1:1 | 3.98% | +0.24% | 14.6 |
| 67 | SXY | SENEX Energy Limited | 3.93% | +0.28% | 41.8 |
| 68 | ALG | Ardentleisuregrpltd | 3.9% | +0.33% | 12.3 |
| 69 | SEK | Seek Limited | 3.86% | -0.01% | 18.6 |
| 70 | SAR | Saracen Mineral | 3.74% | -0.15% | 5.2 |
| 71 | MRM | Mmaoffshor | 3.69% | 0.00% | 127.9 |
| 72 | SKI | Spark Infrastructure Stapled $0.65 Loan Note and Unit US Prohib | 3.66% | +0.13% | 15.2 |
| 73 | BHP | BHP Group Limited | 3.6% | -0.13% | 19.6 |
| 74 | WHC | Whitehaven Coal | 3.58% | +1.05% | 2.9 |
| 75 | PNI | Pinnacle Investment | 3.55% | -0.14% | 16.4 |
| 76 | NWL | Netwealth Group | 3.53% | +0.11% | 13.5 |
| 77 | GEM | G8 Education Limited | 3.52% | +0.32% | 5.6 |
| 78 | MLD | Maca Limited | 3.48% | -0.05% | 36.5 |
| 79 | GOR | Gold Road Res Limited | 3.42% | 0.00% | 34.4 |
| 80 | SFR | Sandfire Resources | 3.41% | +0.07% | 6.9 |
| 81 | CCP | Credit Corp Group | 3.36% | -1.26% | 9.3 |
| 82 | NCK | Nick Scali Limited | 3.29% | +0.07% | 20.0 |
| 83 | ASL | Ausdrill Limited | 3.21% | +0.06% | 12.5 |
| 84 | LYC | Lynas Corporation | 3.19% | -0.47% | 6.2 |
| 85 | SLC | Superloop Limited | 3.15% | +0.06% | 32.1 |
| 86 | NCZ | New Century Resource | 3.13% | +0.17% | 11.5 |
| 87 | ECX | Eclipx Group Limited | 3.1% | -0.38% | 1.5 |
| 88 | GWA | GWA Group Limited | 3.07% | +0.14% | 15.5 |
| 89 | TAH | Tabcorp Holdings Limited | 3.07% | -0.10% | 8.8 |
| 90 | ALX | Atlas Arteria FP Ordinary Stapled Securities | 2.92% | -0.03% | 13.1 |
| 91 | CQR | Charter Hall Retail Units FP | 2.88% | -1.26% | 14.2 |
| 92 | JHC | Japara Healthcare LT | 2.86% | +0.06% | 18.6 |
| 93 | WOW | Woolworths Group Limited | 2.84% | +0.05% | 20.4 |
| 94 | LLC | Lendlease Group FP Ordinary/Units Stapled Securities | 2.81% | +0.20% | 8.5 |
| 95 | WGN | Wagners HLD Company | 2.72% | +0.07% | 51.1 |
| 96 | MIN | Mineral Resources | 2.69% | +0.03% | 4.8 |
| 97 | SNZ | Summerset Group Holdings Foreign Exempt NZX | 2.63% | +0.01% | 2,582.6 |
| 98 | AOG | Aveo Group FP Ordinary/Units Stapled Securities | 2.62% | -0.13% | 14.5 |
| 99 | PTM | Platinum Asset | 2.59% | -0.09% | 11.4 |
| 100 | ANN | Ansell Limited | 2.58% | +0.24% | 8.1 |
| 101 | MPL | Medibank Private Limited | 2.57% | 0.00% | 16.3 |
| 102 | API | Australian Pharm | 2.57% | -0.08% | 11.8 |
| 103 | AHG | Automotive Holdings | 2.51% | -0.46% | 5.7 |
| 104 | MND | Monadelphous Group | 2.5% | -0.42% | 5.5 |
| 105 | HLS | Healius | 2.47% | +0.05% | 8.3 |
| 106 | LOV | Lovisa Holdings Limited | 2.47% | +0.15% | 6.0 |
| 107 | REA | REA Group | 2.46% | +0.16% | 19.0 |
| 108 | TNE | Technology One | 2.46% | +0.08% | 8.8 |
| 109 | TWE | Treasury Wine Estate | 2.42% | -0.34% | 4.9 |
| 110 | RRL | Regis Resources | 2.37% | -0.07% | 6.0 |
| 111 | SPL | Starpharma Holdings | 2.29% | +0.04% | 12.2 |
| 112 | AWC | Alumina Limited | 2.24% | +0.09% | 6.1 |
| 113 | RFG | Retail Food Group | 2.19% | -0.10% | 9.7 |
| 114 | INR | Ioneer Limited | 2.19% | +0.08% | 16.3 |
| 115 | NVT | Navitas Limited | 2.18% | +0.83% | 3.2 |
| 116 | OML | Ooh!Media Limited | 2.17% | +0.26% | 9.1 |
| 117 | PGH | Pact Group Holdings Limited | 2.16% | -0.24% | 4.0 |
| 118 | WBC | Westpac Banking Corp | 2.14% | +0.14% | 14.2 |
| 119 | SKC | Skycity Ent Group Limited Foreign Exempt NZX | 2.13% | -0.07% | 37.6 |
| 120 | CTX | Caltex Australia | 2.11% | +0.55% | 3.2 |
| 121 | WOR | Worleyparsons Limited | 2.1% | -0.09% | 9.8 |
| 122 | DLX | Duluxgroup Limited | 2.1% | -0.25% | 2.1 |
| 123 | SVW | Seven Group Holdings | 2.03% | +0.01% | 16.8 |
| 124 | CBA | Commonwealth Bank | 2.01% | -0.04% | 12.8 |
| 125 | WTC | Wisetech Global Limited | 2% | -0.09% | 11.8 |
| 126 | WES | Wesfarmers Limited | 2% | -0.15% | 14.4 |
| 127 | IGO | Independence Group | 1.98% | -0.52% | 6.5 |
| 128 | IFN | Infigen Energy FP Ordinary/Units Stapled Securities | 1.96% | -0.11% | 14.8 |
| 129 | BAP | Bapcor Limited | 1.96% | -0.18% | 4.8 |
| 130 | IRI | Integrated Research | 1.93% | 0.00% | 6.3 |
| 131 | SBM | ST Barbara Limited | 1.89% | -0.14% | 2.6 |
| 132 | FAR | FAR Limited | 1.89% | +0.01% | 71.2 |
| 133 | SGP | Stockland FP Ordinary/Units Stapled Securities | 1.85% | -0.08% | 8.8 |
| 134 | COL | Coles Group | 1.84% | -0.18% | 12.8 |
| 135 | JMS | Jupiter Mines | 1.82% | +0.02% | 17.7 |
| 136 | MGR | Mirvac Group FP Ordinary/Units Stapled Securities | 1.82% | -0.04% | 6.9 |
| 137 | PNC | Pioneer Credit Limited | 1.78% | +0.44% | 4.9 |
| 138 | FNP | Freedom Food Limited | 1.75% | +0.12% | 25.2 |
| 139 | GUD | G.U.D. Holdings | 1.71% | +0.05% | 5.2 |
| 140 | DOW | Downer Edi Limited | 1.63% | -0.01% | 7.3 |
| 141 | AMA | AMA Group Limited | 1.62% | -0.07% | 8.1 |
| 142 | REG | Regis Healthcare Limited | 1.61% | +0.02% | 29.6 |
| 143 | AYS | Amaysim Aus Limited | 1.6% | -0.07% | 30.2 |
| 144 | TCL | Transurban Group FP Ordinary/Units Stapled Securities | 1.59% | -0.09% | 8.3 |
| 145 | SDF | Steadfast Group Limited | 1.55% | +0.03% | 10.6 |
| 146 | FBU | Fletcher Building Foreign Exempt NZX | 1.54% | +0.03% | 21.3 |
| 147 | CCL | Coca-Cola Amatil | 1.54% | -0.06% | 7.8 |
| 148 | PNV | Polynovo Limited | 1.53% | +0.14% | 5.0 |
| 149 | TGR | Tassal Group Limited | 1.51% | +0.72% | 5.7 |
| 150 | LNK | Link Admin HLDG | 1.46% | -0.11% | 4.9 |
| 151 | FXL | Flexigroup Limited | 1.45% | +0.13% | 12.2 |
| 152 | MFG | Magellan Fin Group Limited | 1.43% | +0.23% | 3.9 |
| 153 | SHL | Sonic Healthcare | 1.43% | +0.12% | 8.3 |
| 154 | FMG | Fortescue Metals Group | 1.38% | -0.13% | 2.3 |
| 155 | S32 | SOUTH32 Limited | 1.35% | +0.23% | 3.8 |
| 156 | NST | Northern Star | 1.31% | +0.25% | 2.7 |
| 157 | DXS | Dexus FP Units Stapled Securities | 1.3% | -0.09% | 7.4 |
| 158 | SEA | Sundance Energy | 1.29% | +0.16% | 5.5 |
| 159 | AST | Ausnet Services Limited | 1.29% | 0.00% | 17.3 |
| 160 | EHL | Emeco Holdings | 1.29% | +0.22% | 3.7 |
| 161 | CWN | Crown Resorts Limited | 1.28% | -0.34% | 3.9 |
| 162 | VEA | Viva Energy Group | 1.25% | -0.06% | 9.6 |
| 163 | SYD | SYD Airport FP Ordinary/Units Stapled Securities | 1.24% | -0.43% | 3.2 |
| 164 | ANZ | ANZ Banking Group Limited | 1.23% | -0.09% | 7.9 |
| 165 | IPD | Impedimed Limited | 1.22% | -0.17% | 10.5 |
| 166 | MMS | Mcmillan Shakespeare | 1.19% | -0.28% | 2.8 |
| 167 | SOL | Soul Pattinson (W.H) | 1.19% | -0.05% | 9.0 |
| 168 | ASX | ASX Limited | 1.18% | -0.10% | 10.6 |
| 169 | SIG | Sigma Health Limited | 1.18% | 0.00% | 5.6 |
| 170 | JHG | Janus Henderson Chess Depositary Interests 1:1 | 1.18% | -0.33% | 1.0 |
| 171 | RMS | Ramelius Resources | 1.17% | +0.41% | 3.5 |
| 172 | NSR | National Storage FP Ordinary/Units Stapled Securities | 1.16% | -0.72% | 4.8 |
| 173 | SCP | Sca Property Group FP Units Stapled Securities | 1.16% | -0.17% | 5.6 |
| 174 | NHF | Nib Holdings Limited | 1.09% | +0.05% | 7.5 |
| 175 | QBE | QBE Insurance Group | 1.08% | -0.12% | 4.7 |
| 176 | AJM | Altura Mining Limited | 1.08% | +0.05% | 11.2 |
| 177 | CL1 | Class Limited | 1.08% | -0.23% | 7.6 |
| 178 | OFX | OFX Group Limited | 1.07% | -0.05% | 9.5 |
| 179 | BLA | Blue Sky Limited | 1.06% | -0.39% | 2.3 |
| 180 | NAB | National Aust. Bank | 1.05% | +0.07% | 6.0 |
| 181 | MYX | Mayne Pharma Limited | 1.04% | -0.09% | 2.8 |
| 182 | QUB | QUBE Holdings Limited | 1.01% | +0.21% | 5.4 |
| 183 | AGI | Ainsworth Game Tech | 1.01% | -0.04% | 12.0 |
| 184 | RMD | Resmed Inc Cdi 10:1 Foreign Exempt NYSE | 1.01% | -0.19% | 3.1 |
| 185 | BRG | Breville Group Limited | 0.99% | -0.24% | 6.9 |
| 186 | GCY | Gascoyne Res Limited | 0.99% | +0.05% | 4.8 |
| 187 | CMW | Cromwell Prop FP Ordinary/Units Stapled Securities | 0.98% | +0.08% | 7.5 |
| 188 | CYB | CYBG Plc Cdi 1:1 Foreign Exempt Lse | 0.98% | -0.34% | 3.0 |
| 189 | AGL | AGL Energy Limited | 0.97% | +0.05% | 3.2 |
| 190 | EHE | Estia Health Limited | 0.94% | +0.03% | 2.7 |
| 191 | ARQ | ARQ Group Limited | 0.94% | -0.02% | 13.1 |
| 192 | SIV | Silver Chef Limited | 0.94% | 0.00% | 2.4 |
| 193 | NEA | Nearmap Limited | 0.94% | +0.02% | 0.8 |
| 194 | EML | EML Payments Limited | 0.93% | -0.01% | 7.8 |
| 195 | AZJ | Aurizon Holdings Limited | 0.93% | -0.26% | 2.9 |
| 196 | BLX | Beacon Lighting Group | 0.92% | 0.00% | 75.9 |
| 197 | BPT | Beach Energy Limited | 0.92% | +0.11% | 4.8 |
| 198 | DDR | Dicker Data Limited | 0.91% | +0.07% | 18.8 |
| 199 | TPM | TPG Telecom Limited | 0.91% | +0.05% | 10.0 |
| 200 | PLG | Propertylink Group Stapled Securities US Prohibited | 0.9% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 201 | BWP | BWP Trust Ordinary Units FP | 0.9% | -0.79% | 6.3 |
| 202 | CPU | Computershare Limited | 0.88% | 0.00% | 5.1 |
| 203 | WEB | Webjet Limited | 0.88% | +0.15% | 2.4 |
| 204 | MOC | Mortgage Choice Limited | 0.86% | -0.02% | 16.0 |
| 205 | ISU | Iselect Limited | 0.86% | -0.05% | 4.3 |
| 206 | AHY | Asaleo Care Limited | 0.84% | +0.06% | 11.4 |
| 207 | SPK | Spark New Zealand Foreign Exempt NZX | 0.83% | 0.00% | 21.7 |
| 208 | EWC | Energy World Corpor | 0.82% | 0.00% | 17.4 |
| 209 | ORI | Orica Limited | 0.81% | -0.08% | 3.6 |
| 210 | CUV | Clinuvel Pharmaceut | 0.8% | +0.22% | 7.4 |
| 211 | ELD | Elders Limited | 0.79% | +0.15% | 2.2 |
| 212 | PDL | Pendal Group Limited | 0.78% | -0.10% | 1.5 |
| 213 | IEL | Idp Education Limited | 0.77% | +0.01% | 3.2 |
| 214 | NCM | Newcrest Mining | 0.75% | -0.09% | 1.8 |
| 215 | COH | Cochlear Limited | 0.73% | -0.02% | 1.3 |
| 216 | ORG | Origin Energy | 0.71% | 0.00% | 2.8 |
| 217 | SLK | Sealink Travel Group | 0.7% | +0.01% | 9.2 |
| 218 | CWY | Cleanaway Waste Limited | 0.69% | +0.12% | 1.3 |
| 219 | NWSLV | News Corp Class A Non-Voting Common Stock-Cdi 1:1 | 0.69% | -0.22% | 0.0 |
| 220 | ADH | Adairs Limited | 0.69% | +0.03% | 4.0 |
| 221 | MNY | MONEY3 Corporation | 0.68% | 0.00% | 10.0 |
| 222 | SGR | The Star Ent Group | 0.67% | -0.12% | 1.7 |
| 223 | SWM | Seven West Media Limited | 0.67% | -0.03% | 2.2 |
| 224 | CIM | Cimic Group Limited | 0.66% | +0.04% | 5.8 |
| 225 | PRU | Perseus Mining Limited | 0.65% | +0.05% | 3.0 |
| 226 | ALL | Aristocrat Leisure | 0.65% | -0.05% | 3.4 |
| 227 | ABC | Adelaide Brighton | 0.65% | -0.04% | 4.1 |
| 228 | BUB | Bubs Aust Limited | 0.64% | +0.16% | 2.6 |
| 229 | BKW | Brickworks Limited | 0.63% | +0.04% | 4.2 |
| 230 | WPL | Woodside Petroleum | 0.62% | -0.02% | 3.1 |
| 231 | TLS | Telstra Corporation | 0.62% | -0.02% | 2.8 |
| 232 | NZM | NZME Limited Foreign Exempt NZX | 0.6% | +0.01% | 23.2 |
| 233 | CQE | Charter Hall Edu TR Units FP | 0.57% | +0.01% | 3.3 |
| 234 | APX | Appen Limited | 0.57% | +0.05% | 1.3 |
| 235 | S2R | S2 Resources | 0.56% | 0.00% | 10.3 |
| 236 | OZL | OZ Minerals | 0.56% | -0.44% | 1.5 |
| 237 | PPS | Praemium Limited | 0.54% | +0.20% | 1.1 |
| 238 | SHV | Select Harvests | 0.53% | -0.12% | 5.1 |
| 239 | PDN | Paladin Energy Limited | 0.53% | +0.07% | 2.9 |
| 240 | HPI | Hotel Property FP Ordinary/Units Stapled Securities | 0.53% | +0.02% | 14.0 |
| 241 | WPP | WPP AUNZ Limited | 0.53% | -0.01% | 41.2 |
| 242 | SSM | Service Stream | 0.52% | -0.02% | 2.0 |
| 243 | TGA | Thorn Group Limited | 0.5% | -0.09% | 3.1 |
| 244 | SCG | Scentre Group FP Ordinary/Units Stapled Securities | 0.5% | +0.13% | 2.8 |
| 245 | BBN | Baby Bunting Group Limited | 0.49% | +0.01% | 2.0 |
| 246 | MYS | Mystate Limited | 0.48% | +0.01% | 6.1 |
| 247 | VCX | Vicinity Centres FP Ordinary/Units Stapled Securities | 0.48% | +0.18% | 2.0 |
| 248 | LVT | Livetiles Limited | 0.47% | +0.04% | 1.4 |
| 249 | IPL | Incitec Pivot | 0.47% | +0.15% | 1.8 |
| 250 | NHC | New Hope Corporation | 0.46% | 0.00% | 1.8 |
| 251 | OSH | Oil Search Limited 10 Toea | 0.44% | -0.18% | 2.4 |
| 252 | GNC | Graincorp Limited Class A | 0.43% | -0.29% | 2.2 |
| 253 | CSL | CSL Limited | 0.43% | +0.08% | 2.4 |
| 254 | AMI | Aurelia Metals Limited | 0.41% | -0.05% | 1.0 |
| 255 | IAG | Insurance Australia | 0.41% | +0.07% | 2.0 |
| 256 | CVN | Carnarvon Petroleum | 0.41% | +0.03% | 3.5 |
| 257 | GPT | GPT Group FP Ordinary/Units Stapled Securities | 0.4% | -0.40% | 1.0 |
| 258 | ACR | ACRUX Limited | 0.4% | 0.00% | 5.5 |
| 259 | SUN | Suncorp Group Limited | 0.37% | -0.10% | 2.0 |
| 260 | EVN | Evolution Mining Limited | 0.36% | +0.25% | 0.8 |
| 261 | BLD | Boral Limited | 0.36% | -0.02% | 0.9 |
| 262 | IPH | IPH Limited | 0.36% | -0.04% | 0.7 |
| 263 | CAT | Catapult Group Int Limited | 0.36% | -0.05% | 2.1 |
| 264 | WHA | Wattle Health Au Limited | 0.36% | +0.07% | 2.6 |
| 265 | BGL | Bellevue Gold Limited | 0.35% | +0.03% | 2.3 |
| 266 | APA | APA Group FP Units Stapled Securities | 0.35% | -0.03% | 2.2 |
| 267 | GMG | Goodman Group FP Ordinary/Units Stapled Securities | 0.35% | -0.03% | 1.8 |
| 268 | CLW | CHTR H LWR FP Units Stapled Securities | 0.35% | +0.04% | 2.9 |
| 269 | BSL | Bluescope Steel Limited | 0.34% | +0.09% | 0.8 |
| 270 | FCC | First Cobalt Corp Chess Depositary Interests 1:1 | 0.33% | 0.00% | 0.2 |
| 271 | MGX | Mount Gibson Iron | 0.33% | +0.17% | 0.9 |
| 272 | CHC | Charter Hall Group Stapled Securities US Prohibited | 0.33% | -0.15% | 0.9 |
| 273 | TRS | The Reject Shop | 0.33% | +0.05% | 5.8 |
| 274 | Z1P | ZIP Co Limited | 0.33% | -0.39% | 0.2 |
| 275 | PAN | Panoramic Resources | 0.33% | +0.19% | 1.8 |
| 276 | LON | Longtable Group Limited | 0.32% | -0.18% | 3.1 |
| 277 | SKT | Sky Network | 0.32% | -0.05% | 7.2 |
| 278 | MOD | MOD Resources Limited | 0.32% | +0.01% | 10.1 |
| 279 | CLA | Celsius Resource Limited | 0.31% | +0.04% | 1.7 |
| 280 | ATS | Australis Oil & Gas | 0.3% | -0.01% | 5.0 |
| 281 | PME | Pro Medicus Limited | 0.3% | +0.03% | 2.3 |
| 282 | SIQ | Smartgrp Corporation | 0.3% | -0.02% | 0.4 |
| 283 | HFR | Highfield Res Limited | 0.29% | 0.00% | 15.1 |
| 284 | ARV | Artemis Resources | 0.29% | +0.01% | 3.9 |
| 285 | SRV | Servcorp Limited | 0.29% | 0.00% | 6.6 |
| 286 | SLR | Silver Lake Resource | 0.29% | -2.68% | 0.9 |
| 287 | AUZ | Australian Mines Limited | 0.29% | -0.02% | 1.9 |
| 288 | IRE | Iress Limited | 0.27% | +0.01% | 1.3 |
| 289 | URW | Unibailrodawestfield Chess Depositary Interests 20:1 | 0.27% | +0.04% | 1.1 |
| 290 | SGF | SG Fleet Group Limited | 0.27% | -0.02% | 4.0 |
| 291 | PGC | Paragon Care Limited | 0.27% | +0.02% | 6.0 |
| 292 | FPH | Fisher & Paykel H Foreign Exempt NZX | 0.26% | -0.01% | 6.6 |
| 293 | OGC | Oceanagold Corp Chess Depositary Interest 1:1 | 0.26% | +0.23% | 0.9 |
| 294 | FBR | FBR Limited | 0.26% | 0.00% | 2.8 |
| 295 | MQG | Macquarie Group Limited | 0.26% | -0.01% | 1.7 |
| 296 | AUB | AUB Group Limited | 0.26% | -0.06% | 3.8 |
| 297 | CDD | Cardno Limited | 0.25% | 0.00% | 6.4 |
| 298 | VLW | Villa World Limited | 0.25% | -0.06% | 2.2 |
| 299 | AVN | Aventus Group FP Ordinary/Units Stapled Securities | 0.25% | +0.03% | 2.9 |
| 300 | QAN | Qantas Airways | 0.24% | -0.03% | 0.8 |
| 301 | CDV | Cardinal Reso Limited | 0.24% | -0.03% | 7.1 |
| 302 | HSO | Healthscope Limited | 0.24% | -0.07% | 0.6 |
| 303 | XRO | Xero Limited | 0.23% | -0.04% | 1.3 |
| 304 | BKY | Berkeley Energia Limited | 0.23% | -0.01% | 5.0 |
| 305 | PMV | Premier Investments | 0.23% | -0.05% | 1.7 |
| 306 | EPW | Erm Power Limited | 0.23% | +0.01% | 4.1 |
| 307 | RHT | Resonance Health | 0.22% | 0.00% | 0.2 |
| 308 | A40 | Alliance Mineral | 0.22% | -0.05% | 5.0 |
| 309 | MNF | MNF Group Limited | 0.21% | 0.00% | 3.3 |
| 310 | ELO | Elmo Software | 0.21% | +0.03% | 1.5 |
| 311 | CIP | Centuria I REIT Ordinary Units FP | 0.21% | -0.53% | 5.9 |
| 312 | PNR | Pantoro Limited | 0.2% | 0.00% | 2.9 |
| 313 | BXB | Brambles Limited | 0.2% | -0.07% | 1.1 |
| 314 | SXL | STHN Cross Media | 0.19% | +0.03% | 0.6 |
| 315 | ISX | Isignthis Limited | 0.19% | 0.00% | 1.5 |
| 316 | MNS | Magnis Energy Tech | 0.18% | 0.00% | 4.7 |
| 317 | JRV | Jervois Mining | 0.18% | +0.09% | 0.8 |
| 318 | ERA | Energy Resources 'A' | 0.18% | 0.00% | 3.0 |
| 319 | 3PL | 3P Learning Limited | 0.17% | 0.00% | 1.0 |
| 320 | VVR | Viva Energy REIT FP Ordinary/Units Stapled Securities | 0.17% | 0.00% | 0.9 |
| 321 | GOZ | Growthpoint Property FP Ordinary/Units Stapled Securities | 0.17% | -0.73% | 3.2 |
| 322 | BOT | Botanix Pharma Limited | 0.16% | 0.00% | 3.1 |
| 323 | ILU | Iluka Resources | 0.16% | -0.04% | 0.3 |
| 324 | AQG | Alacer Gold Corp Chess Depositary Interests 1:1 | 0.16% | +0.11% | 0.9 |
| 325 | MVP | Medical Developments | 0.16% | 0.00% | 0.6 |
| 326 | VRL | Village Roadshow Limited | 0.16% | -0.03% | 1.0 |
| 327 | INA | Ingenia Group FP Ordinary/Units Stapled Securities | 0.16% | -0.03% | 3.0 |
| 328 | BTH | Bigtincan Holdings Limited | 0.15% | 0.00% | 0.2 |
| 329 | IGL | Ivegroup | 0.15% | 0.00% | 1.0 |
| 330 | FLC | Fluence Corporation | 0.15% | -0.04% | 1.8 |
| 331 | RFF | Rural Funds Group FP Units Stapled Securities | 0.15% | -0.11% | 2.2 |
| 332 | BVS | Bravura Solution Limited | 0.15% | -0.02% | 0.3 |
| 333 | AXP | Airxpanders Inc Chess Depository Interests 1:3 | 0.14% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 334 | EVT | Event Hospitality | 0.14% | 0.00% | 3.5 |
| 335 | MYO | Myob Group Limited | 0.14% | -0.24% | 0.3 |
| 336 | VTG | Vita Group Limited | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.5 |
| 337 | ALU | Altium Limited | 0.13% | -0.08% | 0.4 |
| 338 | STO | Santos Limited | 0.13% | -0.03% | 0.7 |
| 339 | CWP | Cedar Woods Prop | 0.13% | +0.01% | 1.8 |
| 340 | RIC | Ridley Corporation | 0.12% | 0.00% | 4.3 |
| 341 | HSN | Hansen Technologies | 0.12% | +0.01% | 1.1 |
| 342 | SFX | Sheffield Res Limited | 0.12% | -0.05% | 1.7 |
| 343 | TME | Trade Me Group Foreign Exempt NZX | 0.11% | +0.02% | 0.5 |
| 344 | MHJ | Michael Hill Int | 0.11% | -0.02% | 2.1 |
| 345 | AX1 | Accent Group Limited | 0.11% | 0.00% | 0.8 |
| 346 | BRU | Buru Energy | 0.1% | 0.00% | 2.1 |
| 347 | ABP | Abacus Property Group FP Ordinary/Units Stapled Securities | 0.1% | 0.00% | 1.5 |
| 348 | PLL | Piedmont Lithium Limited | 0.1% | 0.00% | 0.4 |
| 349 | NWH | NRW Holdings Limited | 0.09% | -0.19% | 0.2 |
| 350 | TTT | Titomic Limited | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.3 |
| 351 | RBL | Redbubble Limited | 0.08% | -0.08% | 1.1 |
| 352 | DSE | Dropsuite Limited | 0.08% | 0.00% | 1.5 |
| 353 | CNU | Chorus Limited Foreign Exempt NZX | 0.08% | +0.01% | 1.0 |
| 354 | RVA | Reva Medical Inc Cdi 10:1 | 0.08% | 0.00% | 3.4 |
| 355 | CCV | Cash Converters | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.2 |
| 356 | VRT | Virtus Health Limited | 0.08% | +0.01% | 0.4 |
| 357 | HUO | Huon Aquaculture Group | 0.07% | 0.00% | 1.3 |
| 358 | ASB | Austal Limited | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.2 |
| 359 | ATL | Apollo Tourism | 0.07% | 0.00% | 1.4 |
| 360 | REH | Reece Limited | 0.07% | 0.00% | 4.5 |
| 361 | EXL | Elixinol Global | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.1 |
| 362 | MVF | Monash Ivf Group Limited | 0.06% | +0.03% | 0.4 |
| 363 | BUD | Buddy Tech | 0.06% | -0.02% | 0.7 |
| 364 | ATX | Amplia Therapeutics | 0.06% | +0.06% | 4.5 |
| 365 | OVH | Onevue Holdings Limited | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.7 |
| 366 | ORA | Orora Limited | 0.05% | -0.32% | 0.1 |
| 367 | AVH | Avita Medical Limited | 0.05% | +0.05% | 0.1 |
| 368 | WAF | West African Res Limited | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.3 |
| 369 | BRN | Brainchip Limited | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.2 |
| 370 | LEP | Ale Property Group FP Ordinary/Units Stapled Securities | 0.05% | 0.00% | 2.2 |
| 371 | CDU | Cudeco Limited | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 372 | TGS | Tiger Resources | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 373 | NGI | Navigator Global Limited | 0.05% | -0.03% | 0.3 |
| 374 | GDI | GDI Property Group FP Ordinary/Units Stapled Securities | 0.05% | +0.01% | 1.0 |
| 375 | AIA | Auckland Internation Foreign Exempt NZX | 0.04% | 0.00% | 4.4 |
| 376 | HZN | Horizon Oil Limited | 0.04% | 0.00% | 1.2 |
| 377 | TER | Terracom Limited | 0.04% | -0.01% | 0.5 |
| 378 | DNA | Donaco International | 0.04% | -0.02% | 0.4 |
| 379 | AC8 | Auscann Group HLGS Limited | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.1 |
| 380 | BSE | Base Res Limited | 0.04% | +0.03% | 1.7 |
| 381 | ALQ | Als Limited | 0.03% | -0.04% | 0.2 |
| 382 | ICQ | Icar Asia Limited | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.6 |
| 383 | TGN | Tungsten Min NL | 0.03% | 0.00% | 1.0 |
| 384 | CMA | Centuria Metro REIT Ordinary Units FP | 0.03% | +0.01% | 0.2 |
| 385 | RKN | Reckon Limited | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.4 |
| 386 | DCG | Decmil Group Limited | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.2 |
| 387 | SPT | Splitit | 0.03% | +0.01% | 0.0 |
| 388 | APE | A.P. Eagers Limited | 0.03% | -0.02% | 0.6 |
| 389 | LPI | Lithium PWR Int Limited | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.4 |
| 390 | ARF | Arena REIT FP Ordinary/Units Stapled Securities | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.4 |
| 391 | AKP | Audio Pixels Limited | 0.03% | 0.00% | 1.4 |
| 392 | NIC | Nickelmineslimited | 0.03% | -0.03% | 0.6 |
| 393 | GSW | Getswift Limited | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.2 |
| 394 | MAH | Macmahon Holdings | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.2 |
| 395 | ADI | Apn Industria REIT FP Ordinary/Units Stapled Securities | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.7 |
| 396 | MMJ | MMJ Group HLDS Limited | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.2 |
| 397 | FSF | Fonterra Share Fund Ordinary Units FP Foreign Exempt NZX | 0.02% | +0.02% | 2.1 |
| 398 | CKF | Collins Foods Limited | 0.02% | -0.02% | 0.1 |
| 399 | SLX | SILEX Systems | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.2 |
| 400 | BLY | Boart Longyear | 0.02% | 0.00% | 7.4 |
| 401 | MML | Medusa Mining Limited | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.5 |
| 402 | ZEL | Z Energy Limited Foreign Exempt NZX | 0.02% | +0.01% | 12.7 |
| 403 | PRT | Prime Media Group Limited | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.3 |
| 404 | GWR | GWR Group Limited | 0.02% | 0.00% | 3.5 |
| 405 | MYL | Myanmar Metals | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.2 |
| 406 | 4DS | 4DS Memory Limited | 0.02% | +0.01% | 0.0 |
| 407 | TLG | Talga Resources | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.4 |
| 408 | EBO | Ebos Group Limited | 0.02% | 0.00% | 371.9 |
| 409 | GLL | Galilee Energy Limited | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.1 |
| 410 | WBA | Webster Limited | 0.01% | 0.00% | 2.4 |
| 411 | CGL | The Citadel Group | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.1 |
| 412 | CAN | Cann Group Limited | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 413 | XIP | Xenith IP Group Limited | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 414 | LVH | Livehire Limited | 0.01% | +0.01% | 0.2 |
| 415 | HAS | Hastings Tech Met | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.1 |
| 416 | TOE | Toro Energy Limited | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.6 |
| 417 | FWD | Fleetwood Corp | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.1 |
| 418 | NBL | Noni B Limited | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.2 |
| 419 | NEU | Neuren Pharmaceut | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.1 |
| 420 | AVZ | AVZ Minerals Limited | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 421 | OMH | Om Holdings Limited 10c | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.4 |
| 422 | SM1 | Synlait Milk Limited Foreign Exempt NZX | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.2 |
| 423 | SVL | Silver Mines Limited | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 424 | PPE | Peopleinfrastructure | 0.01% | +0.01% | 0.1 |
| 425 | KMD | Kathmandu Hold Limited | 0.01% | +0.01% | 0.1 |
| 426 | NUH | Nuheara Limited | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 427 | IMD | IMDEX Limited | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 428 | EOS | Electro Optic SYS | 0.01% | +0.01% | 0.1 |
| 429 | MEZ | Meridian Energy Foreign Exempt NZX | 0% | 0.00% | 2.6 |
| 430 | TPE | Tpi Enterprises | 0% | 0.00% | 0.1 |
| 431 | CIA | Champion Iron Limited | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 432 | ASG | Autosports Group Limited | 0% | -0.50% | 0.6 |
| 433 | BAT | Battery Minerals Limited | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 434 | ATU | Atrum Coal Limited | 0% | 0.00% | 0.1 |
| 435 | JIN | Jumbo Interactive | 0% | -0.04% | 0.0 |
| 436 | ISD | Isentia Group Limited | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 437 | BRB | Breaker Res NL | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 438 | TAR | Taruga Minerals | 0% | 0.00% | 0.1 |
| 439 | EGS | Eastern Goldfields | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 440 | ALK | Alkane Resources Limited | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 441 | LNU | Linius Tech Limited | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 442 | IFM | Infomedia Limited | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 443 | BDR | Beadell Resource Limited | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 444 | VAH | Virgin Aus HLDG Limited | 0% | 0.00% | 0.5 |
| 445 | YAL | Yancoal Aust Limited | 0% | 0.00% | 3.3 |
| 446 | MGC | MG Unit Trust Ordinary Units FP | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 447 | WLD | Wellard Limited | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 448 | MOE | Moelis Australia Limited | 0% | -0.01% | 0.1 |
| 449 | SVH | Silver Heritage Group | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 450 | DWS | DWS Limited | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 451 | RHP | Rhipe Limited | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 452 | AQZ | Alliance Aviation | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 453 | ARI | Acn 004410833 Limited | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 454 | AIZ | Air New Zealand Foreign Exempt NZX | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 455 | SGH | Slater & Gordon | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 456 | VHY | VNGD Aus High Yield ETF Units FP | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 457 | SDL | Sundance Resources | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 458 | GBT | GBST Holdings | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 459 | RDC | Redcape Hotel Group FP Units Stapled Securities | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 460 | STL | Stargroup Limited | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 461 | ESV | Eservglobal Limited | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 462 | CSV | CSG Limited | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
| 463 | FOD | The Food Revolution | 0% | 0.00% | 0.0 |
What is Short Selling?
Short selling is one of the most difficult concepts for novice investors to grasp.
The goal is to profit from a falling market by “borrowing” shares in a company to sell at the current market price, and buy those shares back at a later date after the price has fallen. The difference between the initial sell price and the later buyback price is the profit.
The easiest way to grasp the concept is to compare it with traditional share investment.
Long (Buy)
Going “long” is the traditional way of investing in the stock market; you profit when the share price goes up.
- You believe a companies share price will rise
- You buy shares at $40
- The share price rises to $54
- You sell the shares for a profit of $14 per share
Short (Sell)
Going “short” is the opposite; you profit when the share price goes down.
- You believe a companies share price will fall
- You sell 1,000 "borrowed" shares at $58
- The share price falls to $42
- You buy 1,000 shares (to close the trade) at $42
- You made a profit of $16 per share
How can you sell shares you don’t own?
The most common way is called “Covered Short Selling” and it involves “borrowing” the shares from someone else (organised by your stockbroker).
To open a trade: You borrow shares and sell them at the current market price.
To close the trade: You buyback the same number of shares and return them to the original shareholder.
Another way is to “Naked Short Sell” and it involves a stockbroker placing a sell order on your behalf, even though you haven't borrowed any shares (hence the term "naked"). To close the trade you must buy back the exact number of shares that you originally sold.
Remember that everything is done on a computer. You’re not actually buying and selling a tangible asset; all that’s required is that the numbers in the regulator’s computer “even out” at the end.
Why would someone allow their stock to be short sold? Lenders can charge a borrowing fee which is passed on to the short seller. This is also why short sale positions tend to be shorter in investment duration than long trades.
Short Selling Advantages
1. Profit in a falling market
You can make money when share prices are falling.
2. Hedge your portfolio to reduce drawdown
A portfolio can be hedged with “short” positions to reduce drawdowns in down trending markets. Should the stock market turn negative, any profit made in the “short” trades will help counteract the losses made in the long trades.
Disadvantages
1. Difficulty to participate
Few Australian stockbrokers have the ability to short sell and those that do often have many obstacles. Additional paperwork, collateral requirements, pre-authorisation per trade, higher fees and a minimum trade size of $50,000 may be set.
2. Risk is unlimited
With traditional share investment your risk is limited to the amount you spent on the initial purchase (a share price can’t go below zero). With short selling a trade isn’t closed until you buyback the original number of shares sold, so your risk is unlimited (there is not upper limit to how high a share price can go).
For example, in 2008 Volkswagen was involved in a massive short-squeeze.
Short sellers panicked because the share price was rising and they were losing money. To close their trades they needed to buyback the original number of shares they sold.
A "snowball" effect ensued with all short sellers trying to close their trades at the same time, driving the share price even higher.
The Volkswagen share price rose from €200 to over €1,000 in just over a month.
3. Limited number of approved ASX companies to sell
There is a limited number of ASX companies that are allowed to be sold short. Leveraged equities publish a list of approved companies along with the collateral requirements.
Why is Short Selling Allowed?
Short selling provides liquidity and brings price efficiency into the market.
In 2008, ASIC placed stricter controls on covered short selling and banned naked short selling outright in an attempt to bring order to the market turmoil. Although it could easily be argued that the ban reduced fear and reduced the number of people “sitting on the sidelines”, studies have found that the consequence was higher volatility and decreased liquidity.
How to "Go Short" in Australia
Short selling ASX companies should only be conducted by experienced investors. You will need to shop around for a stockbroker who is able to facilitate short trades.
Alternatively, you can profit from a falling market by purchasing an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) that specialises in short selling.
BetaShares Australian Equities Bear Hedge Fund (BEAR) is an ETF that can be bought and sold just like ordinary shares with no extra paperwork, fees or obstacles. The fund short sells ASX SPI 200 futures contracts so that any fall in the S&P/ASX 200 index will result in an increase in the fund’s value. Therefore, the share price of BEAR ETF will rise if the stock market falls.
Using an ETF like the BEAR is a great way for the average investor to profit from, or protect against a fall in the overall Australian stock market.
Additional Links
Short Selling Regulatory Guide 196 (PDF) - ASIC’s detailed guide
Short Selling Reporting Obligations in Australia (PDF) - A law firm’s excellent summary