Most shorted companies in United_kingdom by percent

Most shorted by value
# Name Short Value Number of positionsPositions
1.Greggs plc9.99%17,579.84 M 10
2.Future plc8.56%2,456.42 M 8
3.b&m european value retail plc7.89%-10
4.Auto Trader Group plc7.79%28,740.06 M 8
5.NCC Group plc7.35%2,919.06 M 9
6.Kingfisher plc7.14%34,990.93 M 6
7.Barratt Developments plc6.86%-7
8.capita plc6.72%3,038.59 M 9
9.Ocado Group plc6.64%11,317.42 M 9
10.J Sainsbury plc6.39%44,128.48 M 6
11.Taylor Wimpey plc6.34%17,520.39 M 8
12.WPP plc6.12%18,210.97 M 8
13.Crest Nicholson Holdings plc6.12%1,123.38 M 5
14.pinewood technologies group plc6.01%-8
15.Domino's Pizza Group plc5.81%4,196.53 M 7
16.metlen energy & metals plc5.72%-6
17.easyJet plc5.66%15,663.16 M 7
18.On the Beach Group plc5.52%1,111.83 M 6
19.Flutter Entertainment plc5.08%-4
20.Persimmon Plc5.00%17,559.03 M 4
21.Smith & Nephew plc4.91%47,618.66 M 6
22.CVS Group plc4.90%4,121.78 M 6
23.National Express Group PLC4.69%-4
24.tate & lyle plc4.40%9,882.25 M 5
25.GB Group plc4.33%2,334.71 M 6
26.Playtech plc4.27%4,211.76 M 3
27.Land Securities Group plc4.11%19,291.37 M 4
28.mondi plc4.10%13,330.43 M 4
29.Rightmove plc3.90%12,841.97 M 4
30.Marshalls plc3.73%1,273.42 M 4
31.Petrofac Limited3.68%-1
32.Close Brothers Group plc3.61%2,523.97 M 6
33.888 Holdings plc3.59%-5
34.moonpig group plc3.59%-3
35.breedon group plc3.50%-5
36.jd sports fashion plc3.37%12,547.38 M 5
37.baltic classifieds group plc3.37%-5
38.PageGroup plc3.31%1,217.15 M 4
39.kainos group plc3.19%-3
40.auction technology group plc3.14%-5
41.ceres power holdings plc3.12%-3
42.Pearson plc3.12%21,280.49 M 4
43.HgCapital Trust PLC3.10%4,620.09 M 4
44.Standard Life Aberdeen plc3.10%-4
45.Burberry Group plc3.04%12,239.74 M 3
46.Judges Scientific plc3.03%948.52 M 3
47.berkeley group holdings plc2.99%-4
48.paypoint plc2.97%1,050.94 M 4
49.Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC2.93%2,666.37 M 4
50.Bloomsbury Publishing plc2.91%1,515.91 M 4
51.travis perkins plc2.89%3,312.10 M 3
52.J D Wetherspoon plc2.89%1,847.53 M 4
53.SSP Group plc2.84%3,600.26 M 2
54.Victoria plc2.81%113.45 M 1
55.yougov plc2.78%-4
56.Grainger plc2.78%3,140.27 M 3
57.Reach plc2.72%449.71 M 4
58.aston martin lagonda global holdings plc2.71%1,293.16 M 5
59.Convatec Group Plc2.63%10,126.22 M 3
60.pennon group plc2.60%6,489.85 M 4
61.Tullow Oil plc2.55%651.33 M 2
62.Hilton Food Group plc2.45%1,228.68 M 2
63.yellow cake plc2.40%-3
64.hammerson plc2.36%4,188.95 M 3
65.Howden Joinery Group Plc2.33%9,650.68 M 2
66.FirstGroup plc2.31%2,100.25 M 2
67.Energean plc2.30%3,596.33 M 3
68.Trainline Plc2.27%1,793.52 M 2
69.GVC Holdings PLC2.25%-3
70.Marks and Spencer Group plc2.23%15,683.08 M 3
71.Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC2.21%6,891.11 M 1
72.Dixons Carphone plc2.16%-3
73.Hunting PLC2.10%1,487.66 M 3
74.Essentra plc2.04%501.37 M 3
75.bytes technology group plc2.03%-3
76.Polypipe Group plc2.01%-3
77.Ibstock plc15.28%5,909.09 M 15
78.Wizz Air Holdings Plc13.04%13,174.29 M 11
79.WH Smith PLC12.17%7,517.87 M 13
80.Vistry Group PLC11.32%-11
81.Whitbread PLC10.14%40,339.12 M 11
82.Associated British Foods plc1.99%25,570.39 M 2
83.The Weir Group PLC1.91%12,416.31 M 2
84.Hays plc1.90%949.72 M 3
85.BT Group plc1.89%41,367.48 M 3
86.ITM Power Plc1.87%2,196.73 M 2
87.ashtead technology holdings plc1.85%-2
88.Chemring Group PLC1.83%2,606.75 M 2
89.Paragon Banking Group PLC1.79%2,470.96 M 3
90.anglo american plc1.79%73,553.90 M 3
91.British Land Company Plc1.75%7,102.70 M 2
92.Telecom Plus PLC1.73%1,475.07 M 3
93.thg plc1.72%-3
94.oxford nanopore technologies plc1.72%-3
95.The Unite Group plc1.72%4,477.67 M 2
96.Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc1.72%830.59 M 3
97.ITV plc1.70%5,172.18 M 3
98.IQE plc1.70%762.10 M 1
99.melrose industries plc1.65%10,485.37 M 2
100.sthree plc1.63%-2
101.Great Portland Estates Plc1.61%-3
102.cohort plc1.60%-3
103.Rentokil Initial plc1.60%18,676.54 M 2
104.C&C Group PLC1.59%-2
105.h-power plc1.57%-1
106.SSE plc1.56%45,637.58 M 2
107.Legal & General Group Plc1.55%23,119.25 M 2
108.ASOS Plc1.55%451.58 M 2
109.Babcock International Group PLC1.51%7,856.78 M 1
110.Diageo plc1.50%53,366.05 M 2
111.Hollywood Bowl Group plc1.46%627.80 M 2
112.Victrex plc1.45%799.67 M 2
113.the magnum ice cream company n.v.1.40%-2
114.Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc1.39%7,154.69 M 2
115.shell plc1.39%-2
116.diversified energy company1.35%-1
117.Bellway p.l.c1.32%2,820.38 M 2
118.Pets at Home Group Plc1.32%1,079.62 M 2
119.Johnson Matthey Plc1.32%4,843.37 M 1
120.IWG plc1.31%2,307.20 M 2
121.Bunzl plc1.30%9,957.26 M 1
122.workspace group plc1.29%-2
123.inpost sa1.29%-1
124.puretech health plc1.24%-2
125.serica energy1.21%-2
126.Big Yellow Group Plc1.20%1,940.49 M 2
127.Ashmore Group PLC1.20%1,672.71 M 1
128.Sirius Real Estate Limited1.17%1,833.57 M 2
129.supermarket income reit plc1.14%-2
130.Primary Health Properties PLC1.13%2,733.11 M 1
131.trustpilot group plc1.10%-2
132.Johnson Service Group PLC1.10%573.15 M 2
133.discoverie group plc1.05%-1
134.SPIE SA1.04%85.17 M 1
135.indivior plc1.03%-1
136.dr. martens plc1.02%-2
137.Eddie Stobart Logistics plc1.02%1.30 M 1
138.Morgan Advanced Materials plc1.01%621.17 M 2
139.gsk plc1.01%-2
140.Fevertree Drinks Plc1.00%887.60 M 2
141.cassell capital plc1.00%-1
142.St. James's Place plc1.00%6,153.96 M 2
143.boohoo group plc1.00%-1
144.sigmaroc1.00%-2
145.aptitude software group plc0.96%114.04 M 1
146.Anglo Pacific Group plc0.91%-1
147.Croda International Plc0.90%3,751.27 M 1
148.Antofagasta plc0.90%34,878.62 M 1
149.Vodafone Group Plc0.88%22,563.06 M 1
150.Luceco plc0.88%348.43 M 1
151.home reit plc0.82%-1
152.Senior plc0.81%957.98 M 1
153.International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A0.81%14,345.78 M 1
154.Oxford Instruments plc0.80%1,393.54 M 1
155.Forterra plc0.80%227.13 M 1
156.haleon plc0.79%-1
157.Lancashire Holdings Limited0.79%1,225.42 M 1
158.International Personal Finance plc0.78%428.51 M 1
159.Next Fifteen Communications Group plc0.78%-1
160.gamma communications0.74%-1
161.Intertek Group plc0.70%5,888.11 M 1
162.wise plc0.70%-1
163.globaldata0.69%-1
164.Volex plc0.69%857.92 M 1
165.Coca-Cola HBC AG0.69%10,758.34 M 1
166.xps pensions group plc0.69%-1
167.Ferrexpo plc0.69%116.03 M 1
168.quilter plc0.68%1,804.35 M 1
169.Inchcape plc0.64%1,894.66 M 1
170.Spire Healthcare Group plc0.63%561.54 M 1
171.Imperial Brands PLC0.62%12,355.50 M 1
172.United Utilities Group PLC0.61%6,162.80 M 1
173.Hochschild Mining plc0.61%1,795.05 M 1
174.IP Group Plc0.60%355.67 M 1
175.lowland inv co plc0.60%-1
176.wickes group plc0.60%-1
177.Jupiter Fund Management Plc0.60%481.90 M 1
178.raspberry pi holdings plc0.59%-1
179.warpaint london plc0.59%-1
180.Admiral Group plc0.59%6,137.06 M 1
181.somero enterprises0.56%-1
182.Avon Rubber p.l.c0.55%276.34 M 1
183.applied nutrition plc0.54%-1
184.alphawave ip group plc0.53%-1
185.Electrocomponents plc0.53%-1
186.Centrica plc0.52%4,717.16 M 1
187.Spirent Communications plc0.52%-1
188.synthomer plc0.52%91.05 M 1
189.RELX PLC0.51%22,060.78 M 1
190.Severn Trent Plc0.51%4,803.27 M 1
191.Craneware plc0.51%254.23 M 1
192.Drax Group plc0.51%1,454.06 M 1
193.petra diamonds ltd0.51%-1
194.Dart Group PLC0.51%-1
195.Halma plc0.50%8,619.15 M 1
196.aviva plc0.50%9,383.53 M 1
197.Derwent London Plc0.50%966.32 M 1
198.Robert Walters plc0.50%30.59 M 1
199.wag payment solutions plc0.50%-1
200.Draper Esprit plc0.50%510.22 M 1
201.Oxford Biomedica plc0.50%373.64 M 1
202.temple bar inv tst plc0.50%-1
203.Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc0.50%151.05 M 1
204.Computacenter plc0.50%2,209.17 M 1
205.Costain Group PLC0.50%257.82 M 1
206.Informa plc0.50%5,161.20 M 1
Sum: 1,118,519.09 M GBP
Updated: 2026-05-22 19:40:00

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