Most shorted companies in United_kingdom by percent

Most shorted by value
# Name Short Value Number of positionsPositions
1.WH Smith PLC9.99%5,758.39 M 11
2.Greggs plc9.29%17,569.86 M 9
3.Wizz Air Holdings Plc9.12%10,145.53 M 9
4.capita plc8.41%2,669.48 M 10
5.Crest Nicholson Holdings plc8.10%1,168.75 M 8
6.Ocado Group plc7.90%14,238.27 M 11
7.Future plc7.54%2,041.32 M 7
8.pinewood technologies group plc7.50%-9
9.Domino's Pizza Group plc7.44%5,881.48 M 9
10.Kingfisher plc7.38%36,254.28 M 7
11.Smith & Nephew plc7.03%62,495.16 M 7
12.breedon group plc6.82%-10
13.Taylor Wimpey plc6.19%17,721.46 M 8
14.b&m european value retail plc6.09%-8
15.Rightmove plc6.00%22,487.53 M 7
16.Chemring Group PLC5.96%8,489.75 M 6
17.Polypipe Group plc5.85%-7
18.GB Group plc5.84%2,147.64 M 7
19.National Express Group PLC5.80%-4
20.WPP plc5.77%23,741.07 M 8
21.metlen energy & metals plc5.75%-6
22.travis perkins plc5.70%7,371.72 M 7
23.Whitbread PLC5.66%22,468.00 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%4,402.36 M 6
28.ceres power holdings plc4.76%-6
29.On the Beach Group plc4.71%1,249.07 M 6
30.Persimmon Plc4.05%14,908.48 M 3
31.Land Securities Group plc4.00%19,639.44 M 4
32.NCC Group plc4.00%1,561.07 M 5
33.pennon group plc3.99%8,684.52 M 5
34.Pearson plc3.95%28,056.51 M 5
35.Trainline Plc3.84%2,584.39 M 5
36.Grainger plc3.70%4,603.47 M 4
37.mondi plc3.69%13,754.06 M 3
38.Petrofac Limited3.68%-1
39.J Sainsbury plc3.60%26,566.78 M 5
40.Burberry Group plc3.48%13,713.08 M 4
41.Hilton Food Group plc3.33%2,120.83 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%4,675.35 M 4
46.J D Wetherspoon plc3.26%2,814.27 M 4
47.Howden Joinery Group Plc3.16%13,428.02 M 3
48.PageGroup plc3.11%2,047.07 M 4
49.baltic classifieds group plc3.09%-4
50.Auto Trader Group plc3.06%12,318.58 M 3
51.Marshalls plc3.06%1,256.72 M 3
52.Forterra plc3.03%873.74 M 3
53.Judges Scientific plc3.03%837.55 M 3
54.HgCapital Trust PLC3.03%5,634.41 M 4
55.Close Brothers Group plc2.99%1,919.70 M 5
56.Hays plc2.94%3,171.02 M 5
57.SSP Group plc2.90%4,353.88 M 2
58.Bloomsbury Publishing plc2.89%1,478.92 M 4
59.the berkeley group holdings plc2.84%8,996.52 M 4
60.Victoria plc2.81%186.38 M 1
61.Playtech plc2.79%3,161.25 M 3
62.easyJet plc2.72%13,671.72 M 2
63.yougov plc2.71%-4
64.Spire Healthcare Group plc2.70%2,606.69 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%819.02 M 2
70.FirstGroup plc2.45%2,343.58 M 2
71.The Unite Group plc2.44%6,196.43 M 3
72.Reach plc2.44%324.96 M 3
73.kainos group plc2.43%-2
74.RWS Holdings plc2.38%1,066.23 M 4
75.Primary Health Properties PLC2.38%5,799.69 M 3
76.Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC2.35%2,427.56 M 3
77.BT Group plc2.28%45,673.90 M 4
78.aston martin lagonda global holdings plc2.12%732.52 M 3
79.oxford nanopore technologies plc2.09%-3
80.Essentra plc2.03%614.55 M 3
81.sthree plc2.01%-2
82.Vistry Group PLC16.74%-18
83.Ibstock plc12.90%4,298.23 M 13
84.Convatec Group Plc1.92%8,533.31 M 2
85.Associated British Foods plc1.91%27,268.03 M 2
86.thg plc1.90%-3
87.Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC1.88%6,349.84 M 1
88.diversified energy company1.80%-1
89.workspace group plc1.75%-2
90.Big Yellow Group Plc1.75%2,850.46 M 3
91.Dixons Carphone plc1.74%-2
92.QinetiQ Group plc1.73%4,267.36 M 2
93.hammerson plc1.69%3,243.41 M 2
94.British Land Company Plc1.68%7,138.91 M 2
95.boohoo group plc1.65%-2
96.Hunting PLC1.58%921.76 M 2
97.afc energy plc1.57%-1
98.ITV plc1.57%4,186.55 M 3
99.central asia metals plc1.55%-2
100.ITM Power Plc1.52%1,101.56 M 2
101.Greencore Group plc1.51%3,048.03 M 3
102.Victrex plc1.50%1,101.69 M 2
103.IWG plc1.50%2,635.57 M 2
104.The Weir Group PLC1.49%10,405.51 M 2
105.Ashmore Group PLC1.47%2,060.53 M 1
106.Telecom Plus PLC1.47%977.28 M 2
107.the magnum ice cream company n.v.1.44%-2
108.ashtead technology holdings plc1.42%-2
109.SPIE SA1.42%103.82 M 1
110.Derwent London Plc1.41%3,059.33 M 2
111.wickes group plc1.40%-2
112.Diageo plc1.39%51,507.90 M 2
113.shell plc1.39%-2
114.Inchcape plc1.35%3,978.37 M 2
115.trustpilot group plc1.35%-2
116.Kier Group plc1.33%1,472.96 M 2
117.puretech health plc1.32%-2
118.serica energy plc1.31%-2
119.Sirius Real Estate Limited1.30%1,945.53 M 2
120.Bellway p.l.c1.29%3,044.19 M 2
121.Legal & General Group Plc1.29%20,625.77 M 2
122.Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc1.29%788.00 M 2
123.Fevertree Drinks Plc1.24%1,142.12 M 2
124.Hiscox Ltd1.22%7,364.02 M 2
125.anglo american plc1.19%53,234.20 M 2
126.Rentokil Initial plc1.19%10,513.08 M 1
127.melrose industries plc1.15%7,127.04 M 1
128.Coats Group plc1.11%1,659.58 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%19,617.62 M 1
134.indivior plc1.03%-1
135.Eddie Stobart Logistics plc1.02%1.30 M 1
136.Drax Group plc1.02%2,653.86 M 2
137.ct healthcare trust plc1.00%-1
138.IQE plc1.00%598.96 M 1
139.jpmorgan european growth & income plc1.00%-1
140.inpost sa0.98%-1
141.Babcock International Group PLC0.97%4,718.98 M 1
142.Filtronic plc0.92%428.98 M 1
143.Anglo Pacific Group plc0.91%-1
144.defence holdings plc0.90%-1
145.Antofagasta plc0.90%34,914.11 M 1
146.wise group plc0.90%-1
147.golden metal resources plc0.90%-1
148.Hochschild Mining plc0.89%3,070.00 M 1
149.tate & lyle public limited company0.89%-1
150.Vodafone Group Plc0.88%24,783.18 M 1
151.Bunzl plc0.88%7,550.06 M 1
152.Pets at Home Group Plc0.83%772.08 M 1
153.Senior plc0.81%981.34 M 1
154.Avon Rubber p.l.c0.80%425.99 M 1
155.Marks and Spencer Group plc0.79%6,275.79 M 1
156.Croda International Plc0.79%7,336.38 M 1
157.Costain Group PLC0.78%467.06 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%265.17 M 1
162.Paragon Banking Group PLC0.69%1,052.70 M 1
163.globaldata plc0.69%-1
164.Ferrexpo plc0.69%-1
165.quilter plc0.68%1,708.65 M 1
166.applied nutrition plc0.62%-1
167.Imperial Brands PLC0.62%11,955.90 M 1
168.Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited0.61%126.21 M 1
169.Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc0.61%175.02 M 1
170.cerillion plc0.60%-1
171.lowland investment company p l c0.60%-1
172.Cranswick plc0.60%1,675.88 M 1
173.Jupiter Fund Management Plc0.60%485.61 M 1
174.Pantheon Resources Plc0.60%97.88 M 1
175.conduit holdings limited0.60%-1
176.jd sports fashion plc0.59%2,332.83 M 1
177.Galliford Try Holdings PLC0.59%353.06 M 1
178.sdcl efficiency income trust plc0.59%-1
179.murray international trust plc0.59%1,299.36 M 1
180.Balfour Beatty plc0.59%2,420.96 M 1
181.Luceco plc0.59%187.58 M 1
182.ASOS Plc0.57%284.73 M 1
183.Severn Trent Plc0.57%5,140.09 M 1
184.United Utilities Group PLC0.56%5,661.81 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%1,006.00 M 1
189.Spirent Communications plc0.52%-1
190.synthomer plc0.52%92.24 M 1
191.The Sage Group plc0.52%4,993.88 M 1
192.Coca-Cola HBC AG0.52%8,664.93 M 1
193.Impax Asset Management Group plc0.52%68.23 M 1
194.Secure Trust Bank PLC0.52%144.86 M 1
195.osb group plc0.52%-1
196.Volex plc0.52%573.01 M 1
197.Chesnara plc0.51%419.45 M 1
198.Georgia Capital PLC0.51%692.76 M 1
199.dr. martens plc0.51%-1
200.petra diamonds limited0.51%11.36 M 1
201.Craneware plc0.51%242.36 M 1
202.Electrocomponents plc0.51%-1
203.picton property income limited0.51%-1
204.tesco plc0.50%14,592.55 M 1
205.Johnson Service Group PLC0.50%264.44 M 1
206.saga plc0.50%471.06 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%41.77 M 1
210.Card Factory plc0.50%127.28 M 1
211.w.a.g payment solutions plc0.50%-1
212.Computacenter plc0.50%2,817.87 M 1
213.Oxford Biomedica plc0.50%258.11 M 1
214.canal+0.50%-1
Sum: 1,007,466.21 M GBP
Updated: 2026-09-03 19:37:00

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