Most shorted companies in United_kingdom by percent

Most shorted by value
# Name Short Value Number of positionsPositions
1.WH Smith PLC9.99%6,203.42 M 11
2.Greggs plc9.29%14,775.73 M 9
3.Wizz Air Holdings Plc9.12%11,127.05 M 9
4.capita plc8.41%2,306.84 M 10
5.Crest Nicholson Holdings plc8.10%1,378.79 M 8
6.Ocado Group plc7.90%11,619.59 M 11
7.Future plc7.54%2,034.54 M 7
8.pinewood technologies group plc7.50%-9
9.Domino's Pizza Group plc7.44%5,359.69 M 9
10.Kingfisher plc7.38%33,525.46 M 7
11.Smith & Nephew plc7.03%67,722.89 M 7
12.breedon group plc6.82%-10
13.Taylor Wimpey plc6.19%16,930.21 M 8
14.b&m european value retail plc6.09%-8
15.Rightmove plc6.00%19,423.89 M 7
16.Chemring Group PLC5.96%8,667.12 M 6
17.Polypipe Group plc5.85%-7
18.GB Group plc5.84%2,925.56 M 7
19.National Express Group PLC5.80%-4
20.WPP plc5.77%17,088.60 M 8
21.metlen energy & metals plc5.75%-6
22.travis perkins plc5.70%6,502.33 M 7
23.Whitbread PLC5.66%22,042.29 M 5
24.Flutter Entertainment plc5.18%-4
25.Barratt Developments plc5.08%-5
26.yellow cake plc5.02%-6
27.CVS Group plc4.84%4,134.74 M 6
28.ceres power holdings plc4.76%-6
29.On the Beach Group plc4.71%1,213.73 M 6
30.Persimmon Plc4.05%13,484.60 M 3
31.Land Securities Group plc4.00%19,877.85 M 4
32.NCC Group plc4.00%1,538.99 M 5
33.pennon group plc3.99%8,959.33 M 5
34.Pearson plc3.95%30,072.41 M 5
35.Trainline Plc3.84%2,993.30 M 5
36.Grainger plc3.70%4,740.23 M 4
37.mondi plc3.69%11,480.15 M 3
38.Petrofac Limited3.68%-1
39.J Sainsbury plc3.60%26,961.53 M 5
40.Burberry Group plc3.48%13,369.32 M 4
41.Hilton Food Group plc3.33%1,562.17 M 3
42.bytes technology group plc3.32%-5
43.moonpig group plc3.31%-2
44.C&C Group PLC3.30%-5
45.Energean plc3.30%4,449.81 M 4
46.J D Wetherspoon plc3.26%2,508.44 M 4
47.Howden Joinery Group Plc3.16%13,558.31 M 3
48.PageGroup plc3.11%1,244.32 M 4
49.baltic classifieds group plc3.09%-4
50.Auto Trader Group plc3.06%12,001.11 M 3
51.Marshalls plc3.06%1,121.29 M 3
52.Forterra plc3.03%829.00 M 3
53.Judges Scientific plc3.03%978.82 M 3
54.HgCapital Trust PLC3.03%5,140.28 M 4
55.Close Brothers Group plc2.99%1,834.08 M 5
56.Hays plc2.94%1,980.16 M 5
57.SSP Group plc2.90%4,285.02 M 2
58.Bloomsbury Publishing plc2.89%1,483.59 M 4
59.the berkeley group holdings plc2.84%8,672.23 M 4
60.Victoria plc2.81%229.49 M 1
61.Playtech plc2.79%2,989.16 M 3
62.easyJet plc2.72%13,667.65 M 2
63.yougov plc2.71%-4
64.Spire Healthcare Group plc2.70%2,341.69 M 4
65.888 Holdings plc2.67%-4
66.Great Portland Estates Plc2.63%-4
67.auction technology group plc2.63%-4
68.Standard Life Aberdeen plc2.60%-3
69.Tullow Oil plc2.55%481.37 M 2
70.FirstGroup plc2.45%2,379.14 M 2
71.The Unite Group plc2.44%6,501.11 M 3
72.Reach plc2.44%440.47 M 3
73.kainos group plc2.43%-2
74.RWS Holdings plc2.38%658.55 M 4
75.Primary Health Properties PLC2.38%5,750.28 M 3
76.Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC2.35%2,371.84 M 3
77.BT Group plc2.28%42,697.12 M 4
78.aston martin lagonda global holdings plc2.12%798.65 M 3
79.oxford nanopore technologies plc2.09%-3
80.Essentra plc2.03%475.30 M 3
81.sthree plc2.01%-2
82.Vistry Group PLC16.74%-18
83.Ibstock plc12.90%4,700.79 M 13
84.Convatec Group Plc1.92%8,037.97 M 2
85.Associated British Foods plc1.91%26,572.96 M 2
86.thg plc1.90%-3
87.Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC1.88%6,266.76 M 1
88.diversified energy company1.80%-1
89.workspace group plc1.75%-2
90.Big Yellow Group Plc1.75%2,985.96 M 3
91.Dixons Carphone plc1.74%-2
92.QinetiQ Group plc1.73%4,007.98 M 2
93.hammerson plc1.69%3,333.01 M 2
94.British Land Company Plc1.68%7,297.32 M 2
95.boohoo group plc1.65%-2
96.Hunting PLC1.58%1,013.93 M 2
97.afc energy plc1.57%-1
98.ITV plc1.57%4,339.22 M 3
99.central asia metals plc1.55%-2
100.ITM Power Plc1.52%1,208.57 M 2
101.Greencore Group plc1.51%2,413.52 M 3
102.Victrex plc1.50%884.75 M 2
103.IWG plc1.50%2,692.22 M 2
104.The Weir Group PLC1.49%9,268.25 M 2
105.Ashmore Group PLC1.47%2,047.15 M 1
106.Telecom Plus PLC1.47%998.15 M 2
107.the magnum ice cream company n.v.1.44%-2
108.ashtead technology holdings plc1.42%-2
109.SPIE SA1.42%115.28 M 1
110.Derwent London Plc1.41%3,164.39 M 2
111.wickes group plc1.40%-2
112.Diageo plc1.39%47,103.53 M 2
113.shell plc1.39%-2
114.Inchcape plc1.35%3,657.84 M 2
115.trustpilot group plc1.35%-2
116.Kier Group plc1.33%1,257.54 M 2
117.puretech health plc1.32%-2
118.serica energy plc1.31%-2
119.Sirius Real Estate Limited1.30%1,938.34 M 2
120.Bellway p.l.c1.29%2,730.17 M 2
121.Legal & General Group Plc1.29%20,527.02 M 2
122.Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc1.29%780.99 M 2
123.Fevertree Drinks Plc1.24%1,089.57 M 2
124.Hiscox Ltd1.22%7,258.43 M 2
125.anglo american plc1.19%46,170.31 M 2
126.Rentokil Initial plc1.19%13,175.03 M 1
127.melrose industries plc1.15%6,821.78 M 1
128.Coats Group plc1.11%1,629.83 M 1
129.Intertek Group plc1.11%9,899.12 M 1
130.gamma communications plc1.11%-2
131.supermarket income reit plc1.11%-2
132.cohort plc1.08%-2
133.International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A1.04%21,649.72 M 1
134.indivior plc1.03%-1
135.Eddie Stobart Logistics plc1.02%1.30 M 1
136.Drax Group plc1.02%2,595.50 M 2
137.ct healthcare trust plc1.00%-1
138.IQE plc1.00%515.78 M 1
139.jpmorgan european growth & income plc1.00%-1
140.inpost sa0.98%-1
141.Babcock International Group PLC0.97%4,797.40 M 1
142.Filtronic plc0.92%550.38 M 1
143.Anglo Pacific Group plc0.91%-1
144.defence holdings plc0.90%-1
145.Antofagasta plc0.90%33,521.10 M 1
146.wise group plc0.90%-1
147.golden metal resources plc0.90%-1
148.Hochschild Mining plc0.89%2,089.71 M 1
149.tate & lyle public limited company0.89%-1
150.Vodafone Group Plc0.88%22,310.94 M 1
151.Bunzl plc0.88%7,595.27 M 1
152.Pets at Home Group Plc0.83%694.87 M 1
153.Senior plc0.81%962.98 M 1
154.Avon Rubber p.l.c0.80%389.70 M 1
155.Marks and Spencer Group plc0.79%6,137.78 M 1
156.Croda International Plc0.79%6,378.60 M 1
157.Costain Group PLC0.78%433.84 M 1
158.International Personal Finance plc0.78%430.56 M 1
159.Next Fifteen Communications Group plc0.78%-1
160.wise plc0.70%-1
161.paypoint plc0.69%242.59 M 1
162.Paragon Banking Group PLC0.69%1,016.31 M 1
163.globaldata plc0.69%-1
164.Ferrexpo plc0.69%-1
165.quilter plc0.68%1,826.97 M 1
166.applied nutrition plc0.62%-1
167.Imperial Brands PLC0.62%12,881.79 M 1
168.Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited0.61%137.24 M 1
169.Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc0.61%186.97 M 1
170.cerillion plc0.60%-1
171.lowland investment company p l c0.60%-1
172.Cranswick plc0.60%1,775.40 M 1
173.Jupiter Fund Management Plc0.60%507.63 M 1
174.Pantheon Resources Plc0.60%119.40 M 1
175.conduit holdings limited0.60%-1
176.jd sports fashion plc0.59%2,366.14 M 1
177.Galliford Try Holdings PLC0.59%313.44 M 1
178.sdcl efficiency income trust plc0.59%-1
179.murray international trust plc0.59%1,255.46 M 1
180.Balfour Beatty plc0.59%2,374.83 M 1
181.Luceco plc0.59%231.87 M 1
182.ASOS Plc0.57%240.75 M 1
183.Severn Trent Plc0.57%5,091.92 M 1
184.United Utilities Group PLC0.56%5,591.09 M 1
185.gsk plc0.55%-1
186.Intermediate Capital Group plc0.55%-1
187.alphawave ip group plc0.53%-1
188.BlackRock World Mining Trust plc0.52%858.69 M 1
189.Spirent Communications plc0.52%-1
190.synthomer plc0.52%71.35 M 1
191.The Sage Group plc0.52%3,869.09 M 1
192.Coca-Cola HBC AG0.52%9,347.21 M 1
193.Impax Asset Management Group plc0.52%72.66 M 1
194.Secure Trust Bank PLC0.52%145.63 M 1
195.osb group plc0.52%-1
196.Volex plc0.52%485.82 M 1
197.Chesnara plc0.51%391.80 M 1
198.Georgia Capital PLC0.51%677.78 M 1
199.dr. martens plc0.51%-1
200.petra diamonds limited0.51%14.07 M 1
201.Craneware plc0.51%198.71 M 1
202.Electrocomponents plc0.51%-1
203.picton property income limited0.51%-1
204.tesco plc0.50%14,701.61 M 1
205.Johnson Service Group PLC0.50%265.37 M 1
206.saga plc0.50%452.16 M 1
207.Morgan Advanced Materials plc0.50%296.45 M 1
208.young & co's brewery plc0.50%-1
209.Robert Walters plc0.50%27.69 M 1
210.Card Factory plc0.50%116.16 M 1
211.w.a.g payment solutions plc0.50%-1
212.Computacenter plc0.50%2,337.21 M 1
213.Oxford Biomedica plc0.50%369.77 M 1
214.canal+0.50%-1
Sum: 969,192.77 M GBP
Updated: 2026-07-10 19:38:00

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