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%17,494.09 M 9
3.Wizz Air Holdings Plc9.12%10,419.23 M 9
4.capita plc8.41%2,820.59 M 10
5.Crest Nicholson Holdings plc8.10%1,355.92 M 8
6.Ocado Group plc7.90%15,948.97 M 11
7.Future plc7.54%2,132.20 M 7
8.pinewood technologies group plc7.50%-9
9.Domino's Pizza Group plc7.44%5,972.22 M 9
10.Kingfisher plc7.38%38,776.00 M 7
11.Smith & Nephew plc7.03%63,712.99 M 7
12.breedon group plc6.82%-10
13.Taylor Wimpey plc6.19%18,362.20 M 8
14.b&m european value retail plc6.09%-8
15.Rightmove plc6.00%22,970.55 M 7
16.Chemring Group PLC5.96%9,046.06 M 6
17.Polypipe Group plc5.85%-7
18.GB Group plc5.84%2,123.54 M 7
19.National Express Group PLC5.80%-4
20.WPP plc5.77%23,915.32 M 8
21.metlen energy & metals plc5.75%-6
22.travis perkins plc5.70%7,884.90 M 7
23.Whitbread PLC5.66%23,385.64 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%4,342.15 M 6
28.ceres power holdings plc4.76%-6
29.On the Beach Group plc4.71%1,318.39 M 6
30.Persimmon Plc4.05%15,370.11 M 3
31.Land Securities Group plc4.00%20,458.99 M 4
32.NCC Group plc4.00%1,591.98 M 5
33.pennon group plc3.99%8,929.21 M 5
34.Pearson plc3.95%29,159.33 M 5
35.Trainline Plc3.84%2,707.33 M 5
36.Grainger plc3.70%4,732.02 M 4
37.mondi plc3.69%14,287.56 M 3
38.Petrofac Limited3.68%-1
39.J Sainsbury plc3.60%26,219.40 M 5
40.Burberry Group plc3.48%13,400.57 M 4
41.Hilton Food Group plc3.33%1,890.18 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%4,416.28 M 4
46.J D Wetherspoon plc3.26%2,934.54 M 4
47.Howden Joinery Group Plc3.16%14,009.96 M 3
48.PageGroup plc3.11%2,103.24 M 4
49.baltic classifieds group plc3.09%-4
50.Auto Trader Group plc3.06%12,895.78 M 3
51.Marshalls plc3.06%1,284.57 M 3
52.Forterra plc3.03%894.87 M 3
53.Judges Scientific plc3.03%809.29 M 3
54.HgCapital Trust PLC3.03%5,970.69 M 4
55.Close Brothers Group plc2.99%1,861.12 M 5
56.Hays plc2.94%3,374.11 M 5
57.SSP Group plc2.90%4,442.73 M 2
58.Bloomsbury Publishing plc2.89%1,520.97 M 4
59.the berkeley group holdings plc2.84%9,263.28 M 4
60.Victoria plc2.81%175.04 M 1
61.Playtech plc2.79%3,136.44 M 3
62.easyJet plc2.72%13,716.45 M 2
63.yougov plc2.71%-4
64.Spire Healthcare Group plc2.70%2,558.02 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%771.12 M 2
70.FirstGroup plc2.45%2,344.89 M 2
71.The Unite Group plc2.44%6,413.34 M 3
72.Reach plc2.44%329.20 M 3
73.kainos group plc2.43%-2
74.RWS Holdings plc2.38%1,088.31 M 4
75.Primary Health Properties PLC2.38%5,929.40 M 3
76.Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC2.35%2,497.82 M 3
77.BT Group plc2.28%46,325.42 M 4
78.aston martin lagonda global holdings plc2.12%723.94 M 3
79.oxford nanopore technologies plc2.09%-3
80.Essentra plc2.03%641.02 M 3
81.sthree plc2.01%-2
82.Vistry Group PLC16.74%-18
83.Ibstock plc12.90%4,489.32 M 13
84.Convatec Group Plc1.92%8,615.86 M 2
85.Associated British Foods plc1.91%27,588.83 M 2
86.thg plc1.90%-3
87.Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC1.88%6,440.83 M 1
88.diversified energy company1.80%-1
89.workspace group plc1.75%-2
90.Big Yellow Group Plc1.75%3,042.55 M 3
91.Dixons Carphone plc1.74%-2
92.QinetiQ Group plc1.73%4,548.06 M 2
93.hammerson plc1.69%3,365.26 M 2
94.British Land Company Plc1.68%7,362.75 M 2
95.boohoo group plc1.65%-2
96.Hunting PLC1.58%951.71 M 2
97.afc energy plc1.57%-1
98.ITV plc1.57%4,189.49 M 3
99.central asia metals plc1.55%-2
100.ITM Power Plc1.52%1,103.66 M 2
101.Greencore Group plc1.51%3,170.15 M 3
102.Victrex plc1.50%1,092.55 M 2
103.IWG plc1.50%2,669.56 M 2
104.The Weir Group PLC1.49%11,032.16 M 2
105.Ashmore Group PLC1.47%2,156.11 M 1
106.Telecom Plus PLC1.47%992.35 M 2
107.the magnum ice cream company n.v.1.44%-2
108.ashtead technology holdings plc1.42%-2
109.SPIE SA1.42%103.87 M 1
110.Derwent London Plc1.41%3,214.57 M 2
111.wickes group plc1.40%-2
112.Diageo plc1.39%52,589.67 M 2
113.shell plc1.39%-2
114.Inchcape plc1.35%3,947.73 M 2
115.trustpilot group plc1.35%-2
116.Kier Group plc1.33%1,499.74 M 2
117.puretech health plc1.32%-2
118.serica energy plc1.31%-2
119.Sirius Real Estate Limited1.30%1,986.64 M 2
120.Bellway p.l.c1.29%3,148.86 M 2
121.Legal & General Group Plc1.29%20,541.12 M 2
122.Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc1.29%789.40 M 2
123.Fevertree Drinks Plc1.24%1,195.37 M 2
124.Hiscox Ltd1.22%7,176.30 M 2
125.anglo american plc1.19%54,101.25 M 2
126.Rentokil Initial plc1.19%10,312.46 M 1
127.melrose industries plc1.15%7,263.18 M 1
128.Coats Group plc1.11%1,741.39 M 1
129.Intertek Group plc1.11%9,958.76 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%20,086.56 M 1
134.indivior plc1.03%-1
135.Eddie Stobart Logistics plc1.02%1.30 M 1
136.Drax Group plc1.02%2,633.26 M 2
137.ct healthcare trust plc1.00%-1
138.IQE plc1.00%649.54 M 1
139.jpmorgan european growth & income plc1.00%-1
140.inpost sa0.98%-1
141.Babcock International Group PLC0.97%5,141.93 M 1
142.Filtronic plc0.92%479.56 M 1
143.Anglo Pacific Group plc0.91%-1
144.defence holdings plc0.90%-1
145.Antofagasta plc0.90%35,836.88 M 1
146.wise group plc0.90%-1
147.golden metal resources plc0.90%-1
148.Hochschild Mining plc0.89%3,079.16 M 1
149.tate & lyle public limited company0.89%-1
150.Vodafone Group Plc0.88%23,729.44 M 1
151.Bunzl plc0.88%7,860.87 M 1
152.Pets at Home Group Plc0.83%779.40 M 1
153.Senior plc0.81%981.34 M 1
154.Avon Rubber p.l.c0.80%436.36 M 1
155.Marks and Spencer Group plc0.79%6,355.36 M 1
156.Croda International Plc0.79%7,549.96 M 1
157.Costain Group PLC0.78%478.47 M 1
158.International Personal Finance plc0.78%-1
159.Next Fifteen Communications Group plc0.78%-1
160.wise plc0.70%-1
161.paypoint plc0.69%261.85 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%1,767.35 M 1
166.applied nutrition plc0.62%-1
167.Imperial Brands PLC0.62%11,979.64 M 1
168.Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited0.61%129.49 M 1
169.Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc0.61%182.40 M 1
170.cerillion plc0.60%-1
171.lowland investment company p l c0.60%-1
172.Cranswick plc0.60%1,727.24 M 1
173.Jupiter Fund Management Plc0.60%513.58 M 1
174.Pantheon Resources Plc0.60%97.10 M 1
175.conduit holdings limited0.60%-1
176.jd sports fashion plc0.59%2,440.10 M 1
177.Galliford Try Holdings PLC0.59%357.72 M 1
178.sdcl efficiency income trust plc0.59%-1
179.murray international trust plc0.59%1,313.40 M 1
180.Balfour Beatty plc0.59%2,460.09 M 1
181.Luceco plc0.59%192.79 M 1
182.ASOS Plc0.57%284.73 M 1
183.Severn Trent Plc0.57%5,332.75 M 1
184.United Utilities Group PLC0.56%5,903.10 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%1,015.69 M 1
189.Spirent Communications plc0.52%-1
190.synthomer plc0.52%82.69 M 1
191.The Sage Group plc0.52%5,150.23 M 1
192.Coca-Cola HBC AG0.52%8,649.77 M 1
193.Impax Asset Management Group plc0.52%73.16 M 1
194.Secure Trust Bank PLC0.52%142.72 M 1
195.osb group plc0.52%-1
196.Volex plc0.52%598.89 M 1
197.Chesnara plc0.51%422.39 M 1
198.Georgia Capital PLC0.51%703.79 M 1
199.dr. martens plc0.51%-1
200.petra diamonds limited0.51%9.94 M 1
201.Craneware plc0.51%235.37 M 1
202.Electrocomponents plc0.51%-1
203.picton property income limited0.51%-1
204.tesco plc0.50%14,178.11 M 1
205.Johnson Service Group PLC0.50%274.29 M 1
206.saga plc0.50%499.42 M 1
207.Morgan Advanced Materials plc0.50%328.24 M 1
208.young & co's brewery plc0.50%-1
209.Robert Walters plc0.50%47.36 M 1
210.Card Factory plc0.50%130.70 M 1
211.w.a.g payment solutions plc0.50%-1
212.Computacenter plc0.50%2,951.68 M 1
213.Oxford Biomedica plc0.50%318.93 M 1
214.canal+0.50%-1
Sum: 1,029,596.84 M GBP
Updated: 2026-08-27 19:37:00

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