Most shorted companies in United_kingdom by percent

Most shorted by value
# Name Short Value Number of positionsPositions
1.NCC Group plc9.18%3,051.22 M 12
2.Whitbread PLC9.17%38,730.60 M 10
3.b&m european value retail plc8.67%-10
4.Vistry Group PLC7.59%-9
5.Kingfisher plc7.14%36,704.55 M 5
6.tate & lyle plc7.01%11,115.39 M 7
7.J Sainsbury plc6.78%53,746.05 M 6
8.easyJet plc6.68%19,312.11 M 8
9.WPP plc6.39%18,197.72 M 8
10.Ocado Group plc6.22%10,610.18 M 8
11.Domino's Pizza Group plc6.16%4,402.37 M 7
12.Flutter Entertainment plc6.09%-5
13.Taylor Wimpey plc5.60%16,887.11 M 9
14.Standard Life Aberdeen plc5.51%-7
15.Future plc5.46%1,687.38 M 5
16.Marks and Spencer Group plc5.22%38,306.05 M 7
17.Playtech plc5.21%5,968.31 M 5
18.capita plc5.07%1,756.58 M 7
19.Barratt Developments plc5.07%-7
20.Land Securities Group plc4.94%22,683.08 M 5
21.paypoint plc4.94%1,940.25 M 7
22.metlen energy & metals plc4.82%-7
23.Persimmon Plc4.61%17,318.57 M 4
24.GB Group plc4.53%2,281.40 M 5
25.ITM Power Plc4.44%4,036.23 M 3
26.Smith & Nephew plc4.39%47,158.26 M 6
27.moonpig group plc4.27%-4
28.pinewood technologies group plc4.12%-5
29.Burberry Group plc4.03%17,033.80 M 4
30.On the Beach Group plc3.71%981.65 M 5
31.Victrex plc3.71%2,055.74 M 5
32.Petrofac Limited3.68%-1
33.ceres power holdings plc3.67%-5
34.mondi plc3.67%13,750.69 M 4
35.the magnum ice cream company n.v.3.55%-5
36.Rightmove plc3.52%12,040.07 M 4
37.Judges Scientific plc3.47%1,020.15 M 3
38.yougov plc3.46%-5
39.breedon group plc3.31%-5
40.pennon group plc3.30%8,416.16 M 5
41.ashtead technology holdings plc3.28%-3
42.CVS Group plc3.24%2,827.71 M 4
43.888 Holdings plc3.24%-4
44.baltic classifieds group plc3.17%-4
45.HgCapital Trust PLC3.14%5,510.42 M 4
46.GVC Holdings PLC3.08%-3
47.auction technology group plc3.08%-5
48.PageGroup plc3.04%1,306.23 M 4
49.jd sports fashion plc3.01%11,215.44 M 5
50.IQE plc3.00%1,662.76 M 3
51.National Express Group PLC2.95%-2
52.Bloomsbury Publishing plc2.90%1,443.10 M 3
53.kainos group plc2.87%-2
54.Victoria plc2.81%131.12 M 1
55.Pearson plc2.72%17,819.36 M 3
56.Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC2.71%8,053.51 M 2
57.Trainline Plc2.71%2,451.01 M 3
58.ASOS Plc2.60%720.89 M 3
59.SSP Group plc2.58%3,951.02 M 2
60.Associated British Foods plc2.58%34,109.90 M 3
61.Marshalls plc2.54%946.16 M 3
62.Close Brothers Group plc2.50%1,802.80 M 4
63.Next Fifteen Communications Group plc2.46%-3
64.hammerson plc2.36%4,202.98 M 3
65.berkeley group holdings plc2.27%-3
66.aston martin lagonda global holdings plc2.24%1,039.68 M 4
67.Rentokil Initial plc2.20%27,529.17 M 3
68.International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A2.16%39,020.11 M 3
69.J D Wetherspoon plc2.13%1,411.07 M 2
70.Bunzl plc2.08%15,758.00 M 2
71.Essentra plc2.04%491.17 M 3
72.Ibstock plc13.71%5,798.39 M 14
73.Wizz Air Holdings Plc13.43%13,978.36 M 11
74.Greggs plc11.84%19,821.36 M 12
75.Auto Trader Group plc10.36%43,894.16 M 12
76.WH Smith PLC10.10%8,091.76 M 12
77.BT Group plc1.99%42,364.11 M 3
78.Reach plc1.96%405.69 M 3
79.Legal & General Group Plc1.94%29,336.27 M 3
80.bytes technology group plc1.94%-3
81.globaldata1.92%-3
82.The Weir Group PLC1.90%15,330.61 M 2
83.Sirius Real Estate Limited1.87%3,037.04 M 3
84.Tullow Oil plc1.81%317.71 M 1
85.SSE plc1.79%54,663.57 M 2
86.British Land Company Plc1.78%7,073.04 M 2
87.Paragon Banking Group PLC1.78%2,670.97 M 3
88.Energean plc1.77%2,689.14 M 2
89.Hilton Food Group plc1.73%827.99 M 1
90.cohort plc1.70%-3
91.FirstGroup plc1.69%1,624.66 M 2
92.Grainger plc1.68%2,157.29 M 2
93.melrose industries plc1.65%11,415.49 M 2
94.Hays plc1.60%838.06 M 3
95.Howden Joinery Group Plc1.60%7,313.35 M 1
96.Ashmore Group PLC1.60%2,249.00 M 2
97.Spire Healthcare Group plc1.60%1,075.53 M 3
98.Hollywood Bowl Group plc1.57%700.07 M 2
99.afc energy1.57%-1
100.The Unite Group plc1.55%3,863.19 M 2
101.synthomer plc1.54%132.17 M 2
102.Morgan Advanced Materials plc1.51%922.42 M 3
103.Babcock International Group PLC1.51%9,210.57 M 1
104.inpost sa1.50%-1
105.yellow cake plc1.49%-2
106.Diageo plc1.49%50,339.26 M 2
107.C&C Group PLC1.48%-2
108.diversified energy company1.47%-1
109.Johnson Matthey Plc1.44%4,965.20 M 1
110.anglo american plc1.40%54,333.01 M 2
111.xps pensions group plc1.39%-2
112.shell plc1.39%-2
113.workspace group plc1.36%-2
114.raspberry pi holdings plc1.29%-2
115.Chemring Group PLC1.29%1,930.91 M 2
116.Polypipe Group plc1.27%-2
117.Jupiter Fund Management Plc1.22%939.44 M 2
118.Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC1.21%1,081.36 M 1
119.Pets at Home Group Plc1.21%1,027.10 M 2
120.oxford nanopore technologies plc1.21%-2
121.Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc1.20%684.27 M 2
122.Funding Circle Holdings plc1.17%512.68 M 2
123.ITV plc1.15%3,500.98 M 2
124.Drax Group plc1.14%3,286.41 M 2
125.Crest Nicholson Holdings plc1.12%314.38 M 2
126.puretech health plc1.11%-2
127.Great Portland Estates Plc1.10%-2
128.Johnson Service Group PLC1.09%558.42 M 2
129.Telecom Plus PLC1.08%1,217.84 M 2
130.discoverie group plc1.05%-1
131.travis perkins plc1.03%1,273.17 M 1
132.indivior plc1.03%-1
133.Bellway p.l.c1.03%2,417.65 M 2
134.Eddie Stobart Logistics plc1.02%1.30 M 1
135.Luceco plc1.02%310.36 M 1
136.sthree plc1.00%-1
137.Draper Esprit plc1.00%899.17 M 2
138.boohoo group plc1.00%-1
139.Dixons Carphone plc0.99%-1
140.aptitude software group plc0.96%111.49 M 1
141.Vodafone Group Plc0.90%24,032.52 M 1
142.Croda International Plc0.90%3,801.44 M 1
143.Antofagasta plc0.90%33,671.93 M 1
144.Anglo Pacific Group plc0.82%-1
145.home reit plc0.82%-1
146.tbc bank group plc0.82%-1
147.haleon plc0.79%-1
148.Intermediate Capital Group plc0.79%-1
149.saga plc0.79%727.84 M 1
150.Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc0.79%4,367.74 M 1
151.International Personal Finance plc0.78%424.27 M 1
152.SPIE SA0.78%62.43 M 1
153.Admiral Group plc0.75%7,644.42 M 1
154.Senior plc0.71%841.17 M 1
155.IP Group Plc0.70%384.64 M 1
156.foresight group holdings limited0.70%-1
157.conduit holdings ltd0.70%-1
158.quilter plc0.70%1,764.65 M 1
159.Coca-Cola HBC AG0.70%11,217.86 M 1
160.wise plc0.70%-1
161.Ferrexpo plc0.69%176.53 M 1
162.IWG plc0.69%1,294.54 M 1
163.Volex plc0.69%722.32 M 1
164.gamma communications0.67%-1
165.supermarket income reit plc0.65%-1
166.Inchcape plc0.64%1,841.00 M 1
167.cassell capital plc0.62%-1
168.central asia metals plc0.61%-1
169.bridgepoint advisers group plc0.60%-1
170.Big Yellow Group Plc0.60%1,076.87 M 1
171.Oxford Instruments plc0.60%954.52 M 1
172.serica energy0.60%-1
173.lowland inv co plc0.60%-1
174.thg plc0.59%-1
175.chrysalis investments limited0.59%-1
176.Treatt plc0.59%75.58 M 1
177.s4 capital plc0.59%-1
178.zigup plc0.59%-1
179.warpaint london plc0.59%-1
180.watches of switzerland group ltd.0.58%-1
181.trustpilot group plc0.58%-1
182.somero enterprises0.56%-1
183.JTC PLC0.56%1,253.04 M 1
184.greatland resources limited0.55%-1
185.Imperial Brands PLC0.54%11,718.84 M 1
186.alphawave ip group plc0.53%-1
187.Electrocomponents plc0.53%-1
188.IntegraFin Holdings plc0.53%599.21 M 1
189.Spirent Communications plc0.52%-1
190.petra diamonds ltd0.51%-1
191.Craneware plc0.51%265.11 M 1
192.Robert Walters plc0.50%32.67 M 1
193.Convatec Group Plc0.50%2,314.07 M 1
194.Oxford Biomedica plc0.50%382.16 M 1
195.RWS Holdings plc0.50%160.19 M 1
196.temple bar inv tst plc0.50%-1
197.Computacenter plc0.50%1,769.43 M 1
198.Dart Group PLC0.50%-1
199.Hunting PLC0.50%339.18 M 1
200.Avon Rubber p.l.c0.50%262.94 M 1
201.mj gleeson plc0.50%-1
202.wag payment solutions plc0.50%-1
Sum: 1,130,280.80 M GBP
Updated: 2026-04-20 17:14:00

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