United Kingdom – Short Positions

Short positions in United Kingdom on London Stock Exchange (LSE): Currently, 205 companies have 578 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 12 July 2026, 21:30 UTC from FCA


Active Positions

578

Total Short Value

€13 717 million

No. Shorted Companies

205

Most Shorted Stocks in United Kingdom

Company Short %
Vistry Group PLC logo
Vistry Group PLC VTY
16.74%
Ibstock PLC logo
Ibstock PLC IBST
10.25%
WH Smith PLC logo
WH Smith PLC SMWH
9.99%
Greggs PLC logo
Greggs PLC GRG
9.29%
Wizz Air Holdings PLC logo
Wizz Air Holdings PLC WIZZ
9.12%
Capita PLC logo
Capita PLC CPI
8.41%
Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC logo
Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC CRST
8.10%
Ocado Group PLC logo
Ocado Group PLC OCDO
7.90%
Pinewood Technologies Group PLC logo
Pinewood Technologies Group PLC PINE
7.50%
Domino's Pizza Group PLC logo
Domino's Pizza Group PLC DOM
7.44%
Smith & Nephew PLC logo
Smith & Nephew PLC SN.
7.03%
Breedon Group PLC logo
Breedon Group PLC BREE
6.82%
Rightmove PLC logo
Rightmove PLC RMV
6.00%
Chemring Group PLC logo
Chemring Group PLC CHG
5.96%
Genuit Group PLC logo
Genuit Group PLC GEN
5.85%
GB Group PLC logo
GB Group PLC GBG
5.84%
Mobico Group PLC logo
Mobico Group PLC MCG
5.80%
WPP PLC logo
WPP PLC WPP
5.77%
Metlen Energy & Metals PLC logo
Metlen Energy & Metals PLC MTLN
5.75%
Barratt Redrow PLC logo
Barratt Redrow PLC BTRW
5.08%
Yellow Cake PLC logo
Yellow Cake PLC YCA
5.02%
CVS Group PLC logo
CVS Group PLC CVSG
4.84%
Ceres Power Holdings PLC logo
Ceres Power Holdings PLC CWR
4.76%
On The Beach Group PLC logo
On The Beach Group PLC OTB
4.71%
Persimmon PLC logo
Persimmon PLC PSN
4.05%
Land Securities Group PLC logo
Land Securities Group PLC LAND
4.00%
NCC Group PLC logo
NCC Group PLC NCC
4.00%
Pearson PLC logo
Pearson PLC PSON
3.95%
Grainger PLC logo
Grainger PLC GRI
3.70%
Mondi PLC logo
Mondi PLC MNDI
3.69%
J Sainsbury PLC logo
J Sainsbury PLC SBRY
3.60%
Burberry Group PLC logo
Burberry Group PLC BRBY
3.48%
Hilton Food Group PLC logo
Hilton Food Group PLC HFG
3.33%
Bytes Technology Group PLC logo
Bytes Technology Group PLC BYIT
3.32%
Energean PLC logo
Energean PLC ENOG
3.30%
C&C Group PLC logo
C&C Group PLC CCR
3.30%
J D Wetherspoon PLC logo
J D Wetherspoon PLC JDW
3.26%
Howden Joinery Group PLC logo
Howden Joinery Group PLC HWDN
3.16%
Pagegroup PLC logo
Pagegroup PLC PAGE
3.11%
Baltic Classifieds Group PLC logo
Baltic Classifieds Group PLC BCG
3.09%
Marshalls PLC logo
Marshalls PLC MSLH
3.06%
Judges Scientific PLC logo
Judges Scientific PLC JDG
3.03%
HgCapital Trust PLC logo
HgCapital Trust PLC HGT
3.03%
Forterra PLC logo
Forterra PLC FORT
3.03%
Close Brothers Group PLC logo
Close Brothers Group PLC CBG
2.99%
Hays PLC logo
Hays PLC HAS
2.94%
SSP Group PLC logo
SSP Group PLC SSPG
2.90%
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC logo
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC BMY
2.89%
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC logo
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC BKG
2.84%
Victoria PLC logo
Victoria PLC VCP
2.81%
Playtech PLC logo
Playtech PLC PTEC
2.79%
Easyjet PLC logo
Easyjet PLC EZJ
2.72%
YouGov PLC logo
YouGov PLC YOU
2.71%
Spire Healthcare Group PLC logo
Spire Healthcare Group PLC SPI
2.70%
Evoke PLC logo
Evoke PLC EVOK
2.67%
Great Portland Estates PLC logo
Great Portland Estates PLC GPE
2.63%
Auction Technology Group PLC logo
Auction Technology Group PLC ATG
2.63%
Aberdeen Group PLC logo
Aberdeen Group PLC ABDN
2.60%
Tullow Oil PLC logo
Tullow Oil PLC TLW
2.55%
FirstGroup PLC logo
FirstGroup PLC FGP
2.45%
Reach PLC logo
Reach PLC RCH
2.44%
Unite Group PLC logo
Unite Group PLC UTG
2.44%
Kainos Group PLC logo
Kainos Group PLC KNOS
2.43%
RWS Holdings PLC logo
RWS Holdings PLC RWS
2.38%
Primary Health Properties PLC logo
Primary Health Properties PLC PHP
2.38%
MONY Group PLC logo
MONY Group PLC MONY
2.35%
BT Group PLC logo
BT Group PLC BT.A
2.28%
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC logo
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC AML
2.12%
Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC logo
Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC ONT
2.09%
Essentra PLC logo
Essentra PLC ESNT
2.03%
SThree PLC logo
SThree PLC STEM
2.01%
ConvaTec Group PLC logo
ConvaTec Group PLC CTEC
1.92%
Associated British Foods PLC logo
Associated British Foods PLC ABF
1.91%
THG PLC logo
THG PLC THG
1.90%
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC logo
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC HIK
1.88%
Big Yellow Group PLC logo
Big Yellow Group PLC BYG
1.75%
Workspace Group PLC logo
Workspace Group PLC WKP
1.75%
Currys PLC logo
Currys PLC CURY
1.74%
QinetiQ Group PLC logo
QinetiQ Group PLC QQ.
1.73%
Hammerson PLC logo
Hammerson PLC HMSO
1.69%
British Land Company PLC logo
British Land Company PLC BLND
1.68%
Boohoo Group PLC logo
Boohoo Group PLC DEBS
1.65%
Hunting PLC logo
Hunting PLC HTG
1.58%
AFC Energy PLC logo
AFC Energy PLC AFC
1.57%
ITV PLC logo
ITV PLC ITV
1.57%
Central Asia Metals PLC logo
Central Asia Metals PLC CAML
1.55%
Greencore Group PLC logo
Greencore Group PLC GNC
1.51%
Victrex PLC logo
Victrex PLC VCT
1.50%
International Workplace Group Plc logo
International Workplace Group Plc IWG
1.50%
Telecom Plus PLC logo
Telecom Plus PLC TEP
1.47%
Ashmore Group PLC logo
Ashmore Group PLC ASHM
1.47%
Ashtead Technology Holdings PLC logo
Ashtead Technology Holdings PLC AT.
1.42%
Derwent London PLC logo
Derwent London PLC DLN
1.41%
Wickes Group PLC logo
Wickes Group PLC WIX
1.40%
Diageo PLC logo
Diageo PLC DGE
1.39%
Inchcape PLC logo
Inchcape PLC INCH
1.35%
Trustpilot Group PLC logo
Trustpilot Group PLC TRST
1.35%
Kier Group PLC logo
Kier Group PLC KIE
1.33%
PureTech Health PLC logo
PureTech Health PLC PRTC
1.32%
Serica Energy PLC logo
Serica Energy PLC SQZ
1.31%
Shoe Zone PLC logo
Shoe Zone PLC SHOE
0.00%
Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust PLC logo
Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust PLC BRSC
0.00%
Dialight PLC logo
Dialight PLC DIA
0.00%
LivaNova PLC logo
LivaNova PLC LIVN
0.00%
Johnson Matthey PLC logo
Johnson Matthey PLC JMAT
0.00%

Top Position Holders

Holder No. Positions
Glg Partners Lp 62
Citadel Advisors Llc 43
Jpmorgan Asset Management (Uk) Ltd 27
Two Sigma Investments, Lp 24
Actusraypartners Limited 23
Aqr Capital Management, Llc 23
Marshall Wace Llp 22
D. E. Shaw & Co. Lp 21
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd 16
Winton Capital Management Ltd 14
Squarepoint Ops Llc 14
Kintbury Capital Llp 14
Capital Fund Management Sa 13
Numeric Investors Llc 13
Arrowstreet Capital, L.P. 12
Millennium International Management Lp 12
Blackrock Financial Management, Inc. 12
Voleon Capital Management Lp 10
Pdt Partners, Llc 10
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10
Ilex Capital Partners (Uk) Llp 10
Qube Research & Technologies Limited 9
Mirabella Financial Services Llp 9
Walleye Capital Llc 8
Systematica Investments Limited 7
Wellington Management International Ltd 7
Acadian Asset Management Llc 7
Worldquant Llc 6
Tages Capital Llp 6
Helikon Investments Limited 6
Ako Capital Llp 6
Ahl Partners Llp 6
Blackrock Advisors, Llc 6
Premier Miton Group Plc 5
Tudor Capital Europe Llp 4
Citadel Securities (Europe) Limited 4
Gsa Capital Partners Llp 4
Citadel Advisors Europe Limited 3
Janus Henderson Investors Uk Limited 3
Blackrock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 3
Gladstone Capital Management Llp 3
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd 3
Exoduspoint Capital Management, Lp 3
Lingotto Investment Management Llp 3
Millennium Capital (Difc) Limited 3
Eleva Capital Sas 2
Enhalus Capital, Lp 2
Blackrock Investment Management (Uk) Limited 2
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 2
Clearance Capital Ltd 2
Pictet Asset Management Ltd 2
Fosse Capital Partners Llp 2
Marchant Mc Ltd 2
Spark Investment Management Llc 2
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors (Uk) Llp 2
Millennium Capital Partners Llp 2
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board 2
High Ground Investment Management Llp 1
Eisler Capital (Uk) Ltd. 1
Caxton Associates Llp 1
D1 Capital Partners Lp 1
Sculptor Capital Management Europe Limited 1
Lone Pine Capital Llc 1
Brummer & Partners Asset Management (Uk) Ltd 1
Hbk Services Llc 1
Vor Capital Llp 1
Point72 (Difc) Limited 1
Soundstone Italy S.R.L 1
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors Llc 1
Surgocap Partners Lp 1
Elliott Investment Management, L.P 1
Landseer Asset Management Uk Llp 1
Pertento Partners Llp 1
Lmr Partners Llp 1
Hawk Ridge Capital Management Lp 1
Fairtree Asset Management (Pty) Ltd 1
Mecm, Limited 1
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Ltd 1
Argonaut Capital Partners 1
Castlebar Capital Llp 1
Lombardi Capital Llp 1
Shadowfall Capital & Research Llp 1
Boldhaven Management Llp 1
Trium Capital Llp 1
North Rock Capital Management (Uk) Llp 1
Valiant Capital Management, Lp 1
Brookdale International Partners, L.P. And Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund 1
Holocene Advisors Lp 1
Parvus Asset Management Jersey Limited 1
White Creek Capital Llp 1
Marble Bar Asset Management Llp 1
Pentwater Capital Management Lp 1
Plato Investment Management Limited 1
Quantum Ireland Capital Management Limited 1
Bg Master Fund Plc 1
Elliott Management Corporation 1
Sfm Uk Management Llp 1