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 15 and 22 June 2026
Month-on-month changes between 25 May and 22 June 2026
Most covered and rising short tables record week-on-week changes of ~0.5% or more
Most Shorted
No major changes among the most shorted stocks.
| TickerCompanyShort %Week-on-WeekMonth-on-Month | |||||||||
| LOTLotus Resources 22.81%-0.06%4.30% | DMPDomino's Pizza14.33%-0.15%-0.95% | BOEBoss Energy 13.73%-0.65%-0.29% | TLXTelix Pharmaceuticals 12.92%-0.02%-1.57% | DRODroneshield 12.47%0.70%1.59% | CARCAR Group 12.20%0.23%0.74% | FLTFlight Centre Travel Group 11.49%0.04%0.14% | TWETreasury Wine Estates 11.38%-1.03%-2.33% | PDNPaladin Energy 11.35%0.58%0.62% | 4DX4DMedical11.05%-0.24%1.80% |
Rising Shorts
A big jump in Cochlear's short interest. The stock has finally found a floor in recent weeks, up around 24% since early June, but it still sits down 54% year-to-date after two heavy selloffs (18.9% on 13-Feb and 40.7% on 22-Apr) on poor earnings and guidance downgrades. UBS struck a cautious note on 12 June, expecting management to approach FY27 guidance carefully after the run of downgrades. The analysts see that caution showing up as a wide profit range, with the mid-point assuming the tough recent conditions persist and the low end allowing for further deterioration.
A big week for shorting activity overall. Notable trends include fresh bets against uranium (PDI, PDN, PEN, SLX), lithium (ELV, PMT) and gold (PDI, RSG, RRL, CYL, KCN). Running the other way, A2 Milk has rallied around 40% since early June after the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) approved the transition of two China-label infant formula registrations, tied to the a2 Pokeno facility, to a2-branded products. That cleared the way for a fully franked NZ$300 million special dividend declared on 25 June.
| TickerCompanyShort %Week-on-WeekMonth-on-Month | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| COHCochlear 8.88%3.05%4.03% | DYLDeep Yellow 8.70%2.30%3.21% | PDIPredictive Discovery 3.03%1.83%2.00% | MI6Minerals 260 3.23%1.78%2.01% | A2MA2 Milk6.84%1.69%1.90% | RSGResolute Mining 2.62%1.68%1.75% | RRLRegis Resources 3.11%1.61%2.18% | MFGMagellan Financial Group 4.28%1.58%1.64% | ELVElevra Lithium 3.54%1.56%0.15% | CYLCatalyst Metals 6.32%1.53%1.90% | DTRDateline Resources 1.61%1.39%0.59% | ALXAtlas Arteria2.70%1.28%1.56% | ASXASX 5.53%1.26%3.21% | NCKNick Scali 4.99%1.17%1.03% | KCNKingsgate Consolidated 1.89%1.11%1.35% | LLCLendlease 6.05%0.89%-0.27% | WTCWisetech Global 8.36%0.86%0.49% | PMTPMET Resources 2.55%0.73%-0.91% | DRODroneshield 12.47%0.70%1.59% | HLSHealius 10.77%0.69%1.06% | CSLCSL 1.48%0.68%0.85% | PENPeninsula Energy 1.34%0.67%0.40% | ARBARB Corporation 4.62%0.61%0.59% | SGPStockland3.49%0.60%2.47% | ALLAristocrat Leisure 0.95%0.59%0.72% | EOSElectro Optic Systems 3.48%0.59%-0.40% | PDNPaladin Energy 11.35%0.58%0.62% | CATCatapult Sports 5.62%0.56%0.57% | SLXSilex Systems 8.57%0.55%0.29% | NXTNextDC 8.02%0.55%-0.43% | NWSNews Corporation1.87%0.54%-0.20% |
Most Covered
Credit Corp continues to see its short interest unwind. The 17% tumble on its first-half result back in February has proved overdone. The company reaffirmed FY26 guidance and upgraded its lending outlook in May, yet the share price still refuses to trade back at pre-February levels. Elsewhere, short interest is easing across a long list of speculative and growth names like Guzman Y Gomez, SiteMinder and Temple & Webster.
| TickerCompanyShort %Week-on-WeekMonth-on-Month | |||||||||||||||||||
| CCPCredit Corp Group 1.57%-2.82%-4.64% | NVXNovonix 0.32%-2.67%-2.60% | GYGGuzman Y Gomez10.75%-1.79%-1.84% | SDRSiteminder 5.47%-1.43%-1.64% | TPWTemple & Webster 6.69%-1.39%-1.36% | WEBWEB Travel Group 4.69%-1.31%-1.62% | PLSPLS Group 8.74%-1.18%2.25% | TWETreasury Wine 11.38%-1.03%-2.33% | HMCHMC Capital 6.24%-0.96%-0.40% | DTLData#3 4.13%-0.79%-0.92% | CTTCettire 1.72%-0.72%-0.59% | RIORio Tinto 8.43%-0.68%0.07% | BOEBoss Energy 13.73%-0.65%-0.29% | MSBMesoblast 8.29%-0.59%-0.47% | IPHIPH 9.91%-0.55%0.70% | MMSMcmillan Shakespeare 4.69%-0.55%-0.89% | AX1Accent Group 2.19%-0.54%-0.91% | QBEQBE Insurance 0.50%-0.53%-0.14% | MP1Megaport 5.38%-0.53%-0.36% | IELIDP Education 3.31%-0.50%-0.22% |