United Kingdom – Short Positions

Short positions in United Kingdom on London Stock Exchange (LSE): Currently, 172 companies have 324 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 18 August 2025, 19:30 UTC from FCA


Active Positions

324

Total Short Value

€7 957 million

No. Shorted Companies

172

Most Shorted Stocks in United Kingdom

Company Short %
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J Sainsbury PLC SBRY
6.80%
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Ashtead Technology Holdings PLC AT.
5.82%
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NCC Group PLC NCC
5.59%
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Yellow Cake PLC YCA
5.40%
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Domino's Pizza Group PLC DOM
5.10%
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Ocado Group PLC OCDO
5.09%
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Kingfisher PLC KGF
4.90%
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Aberdeen Group PLC ABDN
4.72%
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Wizz Air Holdings PLC WIZZ
4.65%
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Pennon Group PLC PNN
4.54%
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Mobico Group PLC MCG
4.10%
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John Wood Group PLC WG.
4.09%
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Greggs PLC GRG
4.00%
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Greencore Group PLC GNC
3.75%
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Boohoo Group PLC DEBS
3.26%
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Vistry Group PLC VTY
3.25%
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Ibstock PLC IBST
3.24%
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CVS Group PLC CVSG
2.98%
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Diversified Energy Company PLC DEC
2.85%
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Land Securities Group PLC LAND
2.72%
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ITV PLC ITV
2.61%
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Essentra PLC ESNT
2.59%
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Mondi PLC MNDI
2.50%
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YouGov PLC YOU
2.42%
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Pets at Home Group PLC PETS
2.41%
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Clarkson PLC CKN
2.37%
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Hammerson PLC HMSO
2.26%
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Berkeley Group Holdings PLC BKG
2.17%
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Indivior PLC INDV
2.13%
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Close Brothers Group PLC CBG
2.04%
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Judges Scientific PLC JDG
2.01%
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Warpaint London PLC W7L
2.01%
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Hochschild Mining PLC HOC
1.99%
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Capita PLC CPI
1.92%
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SSP Group PLC SSPG
1.89%
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International Consolidated Airlines Group SA IAG
1.88%
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Easyjet PLC EZJ
1.86%
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Hollywood Bowl Group PLC BOWL
1.80%
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Burberry Group PLC BRBY
1.79%
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Auction Technology Group PLC ATG
1.77%
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Trustpilot Group PLC TRST
1.72%
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WPP PLC WPP
1.72%
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Marks and Spencer Group PLC MKS
1.71%
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Rentokil Initial PLC RTO
1.70%
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Persimmon PLC PSN
1.69%
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Genuit Group PLC GEN
1.63%
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J D Wetherspoon PLC JDW
1.61%
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Kainos Group PLC KNOS
1.61%
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FirstGroup PLC FGP
1.59%
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AFC Energy PLC AFC
1.57%
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Ceres Power Holdings PLC CWR
1.50%
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Primary Health Properties PLC PHP
1.46%
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SThree PLC STEM
1.41%
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Sage Group PLC SGE
1.39%
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Vanquis Banking Group PLC VANQ
1.38%
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WH Smith PLC SMWH
1.36%
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Next 15 Group PLC NFG
1.36%
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Grainger PLC GRI
1.32%
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GB Group PLC GBG
1.31%
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On The Beach Group PLC OTB
1.29%
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Ashmore Group PLC ASHM
1.28%
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Croda International PLC CRDA
1.26%
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Energean PLC ENOG
1.20%
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Bunzl plc BNZL
1.20%
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Oxford Biomedica PLC OXB
1.20%
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Sirius Real Estate Ltd SRE
1.19%
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Hays PLC HAS
1.19%
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Chemring Group PLC CHG
1.18%
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Marshalls PLC MSLH
1.17%
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Vodafone Group PLC VOD
1.12%
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ZIGUP PLC ZIG
1.11%
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Taylor Wimpey PLC TW.
1.10%
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Inchcape PLC INCH
1.09%
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Fevertree Drinks PLC FEVR
1.09%
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Spire Healthcare Group PLC SPI
1.08%
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4imprint Group PLC FOUR
1.04%
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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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Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC ONT
1.02%
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SSE PLC SSE
1.02%
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Legal & General Group PLC LGEN
1.01%
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Associated British Foods PLC ABF
1.00%
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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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Saga PLC SAGA
0.91%
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC BMY
0.91%
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Pan African Resources PLC PAF
0.90%
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Funding Circle Holdings PLC FCH
0.88%
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Centrica PLC CNA
0.83%
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Man Group PLC EMG
0.83%
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Pearson PLC PSON
0.82%
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Spirax Group PLC SPX
0.81%
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Oxford Instruments PLC OXIG
0.80%
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Carnival PLC CCL
0.80%
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Telecom Plus PLC TEP
0.79%
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abrdn European Logistics Income PLC ASLI
0.79%
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IMI PLC IMI
0.78%
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Prudential PLC PRU
0.78%
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Empiric Student Property PLC ESP
0.76%
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Renishaw PLC RSW
0.73%
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Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC AML
0.62%
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Gamma Communications PLC GAMA
0.53%
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Bytes Technology Group PLC BYIT
0.50%
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Morgan Advanced Materials PLC MGAM
0.50%
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Shoe Zone PLC SHOE
0.00%
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Dialight PLC DIA
0.00%
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Johnson Matthey PLC JMAT
0.00%
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Currys PLC CURY
0.00%
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Rightmove PLC RMV
0.00%
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LivaNova PLC LIVN
0.00%

Top Position Holders

Holder No. Positions
Marshall Wace Llp 29
Glg Partners Lp 27
Jpmorgan Asset Management (Uk) Ltd 23
Arrowstreet Capital, L.P. 17
Aqr Capital Management, Llc 17
D. E. Shaw & Co. Lp 15
Citadel Advisors Llc 15
Qube Research & Technologies Limited 13
Actusraypartners Limited 12
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 12
Blackrock Investment Management (Uk) Limited 11
Premier Miton Group Plc 8
Blackrock Advisors, Llc 6
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd 6
Voleon Capital Management Lp 6
Millennium International Management Lp 5
Walleye Capital Llc 5
Helikon Investments Limited 5
Gsa Capital Partners Llp 5
Worldquant Llc 4
Wellington Management International Ltd 4
Blackrock Financial Management, Inc. 4
Numeric Investors Llc 4
Ako Capital Llp 4
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board 4
Winton Capital Management Ltd 3
Acadian Asset Management Llc 3
Kintbury Capital Llp 3
Millennium Capital (Difc) Limited 3
Blackrock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 3
Ilex Capital Partners (Uk) Llp 3
Tages Capital Llp 3
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd 2
Point72 Europe (London) Llp 2
Citadel Advisors Europe Limited 2
Janus Henderson Investors Uk Limited 2
Parvus Asset Management Jersey Limited 2
Mirabella Financial Services Llp 2
Balyasny Asset Management 2
Enhalus Capital, Lp 2
Systematica Investments Limited 2
Elliott Investment Management Limited 2
Sfm Uk Management Llp 2
Glazer Capital, Llc 1
Balyasny Asset Management (Uk) Llp 1
Mangrove Partners Im, Llc 1
Davidson Kempner European Partners Llp 1
Apis Capital Advisors, Llc 1
Exoduspoint Capital Management, Lp 1
Eminence Capital, Lp 1
Gladstone Capital Management Llp 1
Marble Bar Asset Management Llp 1
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 1
Fosse Capital Partners Llp 1
Squarepoint Ops Llc 1
Caxton Associates Llp 1
Eisler Capital (Mt) Ltd 1
Alpine Associates Management Inc. 1
D1 Capital Partners Lp 1
Eisler Capital (Uk) Ltd. 1
Pdt Partners, Llc 1
Hartree Partners Securities (Uk) Limited 1
Whitebox Advisors Llc 1
Ennismore Fund Management Limited 1
Mecm, Limited 1
Hengistbury Investment Partners Llp 1
Surgocap Partners Lp 1
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Limited 1
Pictet Asset Management Ltd 1
Lingotto Investment Management Llp 1
Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P. 1
Maverick Capital, Ltd. 1
Vor Capital Llp 1