United Kingdom – Short Positions

Short positions in United Kingdom on London Stock Exchange (LSE): Currently, 180 companies have 383 active disclosed short positions. This page lists the most shorted stocks in United Kingdom, recent changes in short interest, and is updated daily based on data from the British FCA.

Last updated at 05 October 2025, 19:30 UTC from FCA


Active Positions

383

Total Short Value

€9 643 million

No. Shorted Companies

180

Most Shorted Stocks in United Kingdom

Company Short %
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Ashtead Technology Holdings PLC AT.
8.09%
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Domino's Pizza Group PLC DOM
7.88%
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J Sainsbury PLC SBRY
7.73%
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NCC Group PLC NCC
7.12%
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Aberdeen Group PLC ABDN
5.93%
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Wizz Air Holdings PLC WIZZ
5.83%
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Pennon Group PLC PNN
5.01%
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WH Smith PLC SMWH
4.77%
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Greggs PLC GRG
4.57%
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Greencore Group PLC GNC
4.41%
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Vistry Group PLC VTY
4.39%
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Ocado Group PLC OCDO
4.33%
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John Wood Group PLC WG.
4.09%
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Ibstock PLC IBST
4.08%
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Yellow Cake PLC YCA
3.96%
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ITM Power PLC ITM
3.77%
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WPP PLC WPP
3.65%
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YouGov PLC YOU
3.50%
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Mondi PLC MNDI
3.42%
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CVS Group PLC CVSG
3.06%
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Close Brothers Group PLC CBG
3.01%
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ITV PLC ITV
2.98%
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Mobico Group PLC MCG
2.71%
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Rentokil Initial PLC RTO
2.71%
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Indivior PLC INDV
2.66%
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Essentra PLC ESNT
2.59%
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Ceres Power Holdings PLC CWR
2.59%
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Trustpilot Group PLC TRST
2.59%
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Pets at Home Group PLC PETS
2.53%
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Capita PLC CPI
2.50%
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Moonpig Group PLC MOON
2.45%
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Berkeley Group Holdings PLC BKG
2.39%
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Hammerson PLC HMSO
2.36%
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Bytes Technology Group PLC BYIT
2.30%
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Legal & General Group PLC LGEN
2.29%
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Boohoo Group PLC DEBS
2.26%
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Easyjet PLC EZJ
2.15%
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SSP Group PLC SSPG
2.10%
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Marshalls PLC MSLH
2.09%
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Persimmon PLC PSN
2.08%
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Judges Scientific PLC JDG
2.01%
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Hollywood Bowl Group PLC BOWL
2.00%
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Warpaint London PLC W7L
1.97%
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Grainger PLC GRI
1.92%
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Spirax Group PLC SPX
1.91%
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Land Securities Group PLC LAND
1.90%
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International Consolidated Airlines Group SA IAG
1.87%
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BT Group PLC BT.A
1.83%
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THG PLC THG
1.80%
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Tullow Oil PLC TLW
1.79%
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Pagegroup PLC PAGE
1.69%
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Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC ONT
1.63%
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FirstGroup PLC FGP
1.61%
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Ashmore Group PLC ASHM
1.59%
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AFC Energy PLC AFC
1.57%
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Great Portland Estates PLC GPE
1.56%
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Serica Energy PLC SQZ
1.55%
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SThree PLC STEM
1.52%
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Genuit Group PLC GEN
1.47%
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Clarkson PLC CKN
1.46%
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GB Group PLC GBG
1.40%
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Hochschild Mining PLC HOC
1.38%
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Smith & Nephew PLC SN.
1.35%
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Taylor Wimpey PLC TW.
1.35%
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J D Wetherspoon PLC JDW
1.23%
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Auction Technology Group PLC ATG
1.22%
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Energean PLC ENOG
1.20%
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Morgan Advanced Materials PLC MGAM
1.20%
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Sirius Real Estate Ltd SRE
1.19%
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Sage Group PLC SGE
1.17%
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Schroders PLC SDR
1.17%
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On The Beach Group PLC OTB
1.15%
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Telecom Plus PLC TEP
1.15%
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Victrex PLC VCT
1.15%
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Gamma Communications PLC GAMA
1.14%
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Yu Group PLC YU.
1.12%
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Vodafone Group PLC VOD
1.12%
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Centrica PLC CNA
1.12%
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Kainos Group PLC KNOS
1.11%
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Liontrust Asset Management PLC LIO
1.11%
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Big Yellow Group PLC BYG
1.11%
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Fevertree Drinks PLC FEVR
1.11%
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Avon Technologies PLC AVON
1.10%
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Bunzl plc BNZL
1.10%
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Spire Healthcare Group PLC SPI
1.10%
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Advanced Medical Solutions Group PLC AMS
1.09%
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ZIGUP PLC ZIG
1.07%
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Petra Diamonds Ltd PDL
1.02%
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Logistics Development Group PLC LDG
1.02%
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SSE PLC SSE
1.01%
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4imprint Group PLC FOUR
1.00%
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Marks and Spencer Group PLC MKS
0.99%
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Supermarket Income REIT PLC SUPR
0.98%
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Aptitude Software Group PLC APTD
0.96%
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Tate & Lyle PLC TATE
0.93%
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RWS Holdings PLC RWS
0.91%
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Oxford Instruments PLC OXIG
0.91%
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC BMY
0.91%
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Associated British Foods PLC ABF
0.88%
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Saga PLC SAGA
0.88%
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Argo Blockchain PLC ARB
0.68%
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Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC AML
0.62%
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Metlen Energy & Metals PLC MTLN
0.60%
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Rightmove PLC RMV
0.54%
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Kitwave Group PLC KITW
0.51%
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PayPoint plc PAY
0.50%
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Shoe Zone PLC SHOE
0.00%
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Johnson Matthey PLC JMAT
0.00%
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LivaNova PLC LIVN
0.00%
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Dialight PLC DIA
0.00%
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Currys PLC CURY
0.00%

Top Position Holders

Holder No. Positions
Marshall Wace Llp 37
Jpmorgan Asset Management (Uk) Ltd 27
Glg Partners Lp 26
Aqr Capital Management, Llc 24
Citadel Advisors Llc 21
Qube Research & Technologies Limited 20
Arrowstreet Capital, L.P. 15
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 14
Actusraypartners Limited 13
D. E. Shaw & Co. Lp 13
Blackrock Investment Management (Uk) Limited 10
Worldquant Llc 7
Winton Capital Management Ltd 7
Blackrock Advisors, Llc 7
Blackrock Financial Management, Inc. 7
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd 7
Voleon Capital Management Lp 6
Walleye Capital Llc 6
Kintbury Capital Llp 6
Premier Miton Group Plc 6
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board 5
Systematica Investments Limited 5
Helikon Investments Limited 5
Numeric Investors Llc 5
Mirabella Financial Services Llp 4
Ako Capital Llp 4
Ahl Partners Llp 3
Acadian Asset Management Llc 3
Gsa Capital Partners Llp 3
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd 3
Millennium International Management Lp 3
Squarepoint Ops Llc 3
Ilex Capital Partners (Uk) Llp 3
Wellington Management International Ltd 3
Tages Capital Llp 3
Gladstone Capital Management Llp 3
Balyasny Asset Management 2
Marchant Mc Ltd 2
Parvus Asset Management Jersey Limited 2
Bg Master Fund Plc 2
Elliott Investment Management Limited 2
Point72 Europe (London) Llp 2
Millennium Capital (Difc) Limited 2
Sfm Uk Management Llp 2
Enhalus Capital, Lp 2
Citadel Advisors Europe Limited 2
Exoduspoint Capital Management, Lp 1
Landseer Asset Management Uk Llp 1
Balyasny Asset Management (Uk) Llp 1
Sih Partners, Lllp 1
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 1
Capital Fund Management Sa 1
Falcon Pcim Protected Leverage Fund Sp 1
Alvar Financial Services Ltd 1
Trium Capital Llp 1
Verition Advisors (Uk Partners) Llp 1
Fairtree Asset Management (Pty) Ltd 1
Pdt Partners, Llc 1
Fosse Capital Partners Llp 1
Eisler Capital (Uk) Ltd. 1
Citadel Securities Gp Llc 1
Davidson Kempner European Partners Llp 1
Pictet Asset Management Ltd 1
Millennium Capital Partners Llp 1
Marble Bar Asset Management Llp 1
Samlyn Capital, Llc 1
Alpine Associates Management Inc. 1
Elliott Management Corporation 1
Southpoint Capital Advisors 1
Apis Capital Advisors, Llc 1
Mecm, Limited 1
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Limited 1
Lingotto Investment Management Llp 1
Maverick Capital, Ltd. 1
Hartree Partners Securities (Uk) Limited 1
Whitebox Advisors Llc 1
Hengistbury Investment Partners Llp 1
Surgocap Partners Lp 1
Eisler Capital (Mt) Ltd 1
Sculptor Capital Management Europe Limited 1
D1 Capital Partners Lp 1
Caxton Associates Llp 1
Blackrock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 1
Ennismore Fund Management Limited 1
Vor Capital Llp 1
Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P. 1