United Kingdom – Short Positions

Short positions in United Kingdom on London Stock Exchange (LSE): Currently, 381 companies have 381 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 17 October 2026, 21:30 UTC from FCA


Active Positions

381

Total Short Value

€42 041 million

No. Shorted Companies

381

As of 13 July 2026, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) no longer publishes individual net short position disclosures following changes to its reporting rules. Consequently, we display individual position holders prior to 13 July and the aggregated anonymous positions after this date. Read more about the changes here

Most Shorted Stocks in United Kingdom

Company Short %
Ceres Power Holdings PLC logo
Ceres Power Holdings PLC CWR
17.19%
Ibstock PLC logo
Ibstock PLC IBST
14.20%
Vistry Group PLC logo
Vistry Group PLC VTY
14.12%
Yellow Cake PLC logo
Yellow Cake PLC YCA
14.02%
Genuit Group PLC logo
Genuit Group PLC GEN
12.61%
Capita PLC logo
Capita PLC CPI
12.47%
Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC logo
Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC CRST
12.28%
Rightmove PLC logo
Rightmove PLC RMV
12.10%
WH Smith PLC logo
WH Smith PLC SMWH
11.32%
Chemring Group PLC logo
Chemring Group PLC CHG
11.28%
Breedon Group PLC logo
Breedon Group PLC BREE
10.92%
Ocado Group PLC logo
Ocado Group PLC OCDO
10.22%
Wizz Air Holdings PLC logo
Wizz Air Holdings PLC WIZZ
10.18%
Persimmon PLC logo
Persimmon PLC PSN
9.36%
Oxford Biomedica PLC logo
Oxford Biomedica PLC OXB
9.29%
Domino's Pizza Group PLC logo
Domino's Pizza Group PLC DOM
9.11%
Barratt Redrow PLC logo
Barratt Redrow PLC BTRW
9.01%
Central Asia Metals PLC logo
Central Asia Metals PLC CAML
8.64%
Greggs PLC logo
Greggs PLC GRG
8.14%
Reach PLC logo
Reach PLC RCH
7.85%
Forterra PLC logo
Forterra PLC FORT
7.83%
Derwent London PLC logo
Derwent London PLC DLN
7.69%
Pan African Resources PLC logo
Pan African Resources PLC PAF
7.67%
Smith & Nephew PLC logo
Smith & Nephew PLC SN.
7.51%
Unite Group PLC logo
Unite Group PLC UTG
7.42%
Sigmaroc PLC logo
Sigmaroc PLC SRC
7.27%
Workspace Group PLC logo
Workspace Group PLC WKP
7.26%
THG PLC logo
THG PLC THG
6.96%
Mondi PLC logo
Mondi PLC MNDI
6.87%
GB Group PLC logo
GB Group PLC GBG
6.66%
J Sainsbury PLC logo
J Sainsbury PLC SBRY
6.64%
Metlen Energy & Metals PLC logo
Metlen Energy & Metals PLC MTLN
6.56%
Mobico Group PLC logo
Mobico Group PLC MCG
6.40%
Coats Group PLC logo
Coats Group PLC COA
6.26%
Burberry Group PLC logo
Burberry Group PLC BRBY
6.07%
Howden Joinery Group PLC logo
Howden Joinery Group PLC HWDN
5.94%
Baltic Classifieds Group PLC logo
Baltic Classifieds Group PLC BCG
5.73%
On The Beach Group PLC logo
On The Beach Group PLC OTB
5.65%
CVS Group PLC logo
CVS Group PLC CVSG
5.62%
International Workplace Group Plc logo
International Workplace Group Plc IWG
5.61%
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC logo
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC BKG
5.58%
NCC Group PLC logo
NCC Group PLC NCC
5.52%
Pearson PLC logo
Pearson PLC PSON
5.27%
Big Yellow Group PLC logo
Big Yellow Group PLC BYG
5.19%
ConvaTec Group PLC logo
ConvaTec Group PLC CTEC
5.15%
Great Portland Estates PLC logo
Great Portland Estates PLC GPE
5.12%
Grainger PLC logo
Grainger PLC GRI
5.11%
Primary Health Properties PLC logo
Primary Health Properties PLC PHP
5.11%
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC logo
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC AML
5.10%
Bytes Technology Group PLC logo
Bytes Technology Group PLC BYIT
5.06%
MONY Group PLC logo
MONY Group PLC MONY
5.03%
Land Securities Group PLC logo
Land Securities Group PLC LAND
4.70%
ITV PLC logo
ITV PLC ITV
4.67%
Ashtead Technology Holdings PLC logo
Ashtead Technology Holdings PLC AT.
4.61%
WPP PLC logo
WPP PLC WPP
4.60%
Energean PLC logo
Energean PLC ENOG
4.58%
Playtech PLC logo
Playtech PLC PTEC
4.37%
Legal & General Group PLC logo
Legal & General Group PLC LGEN
4.36%
Hilton Food Group PLC logo
Hilton Food Group PLC HFG
4.33%
St James's Place PLC logo
St James's Place PLC STJ
4.25%
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC logo
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC BMY
4.16%
Johnson Service Group PLC logo
Johnson Service Group PLC JSG
4.11%
Rentokil Initial PLC logo
Rentokil Initial PLC RTO
4.10%
Croda International PLC logo
Croda International PLC CRDA
4.09%
Diageo PLC logo
Diageo PLC DGE
4.06%
British Land Company PLC logo
British Land Company PLC BLND
3.96%
Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) PLC logo
Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) PLC MAB1
3.94%
Marshalls PLC logo
Marshalls PLC MSLH
3.93%
Bellway PLC logo
Bellway PLC BWY
3.87%
Goodwin PLC logo
Goodwin PLC GDWN
3.80%
Marks and Spencer Group PLC logo
Marks and Spencer Group PLC MKS
3.79%
United Utilities Group PLC logo
United Utilities Group PLC UU.
3.77%
Dr Martens PLC logo
Dr Martens PLC DOCS
3.66%
Spire Healthcare Group PLC logo
Spire Healthcare Group PLC SPI
3.58%
Inchcape PLC logo
Inchcape PLC INCH
3.57%
Hunting PLC logo
Hunting PLC HTG
3.56%
JD Sports Fashion PLC logo
JD Sports Fashion PLC JD.
3.55%
Associated British Foods PLC logo
Associated British Foods PLC ABF
3.40%
Entain PLC logo
Entain PLC ENT
3.34%
BT Group PLC logo
BT Group PLC BT.A
3.30%
Saga PLC logo
Saga PLC SAGA
3.26%
Jet2 PLC logo
Jet2 PLC JET2
3.20%
Pagegroup PLC logo
Pagegroup PLC PAGE
3.17%
Fevertree Drinks PLC logo
Fevertree Drinks PLC FEVR
3.15%
Essentra PLC logo
Essentra PLC ESNT
3.11%
Bunzl plc logo
Bunzl plc BNZL
3.11%
C&C Group PLC logo
C&C Group PLC CCR
3.05%
Close Brothers Group PLC logo
Close Brothers Group PLC CBG
3.04%
RWS Holdings PLC logo
RWS Holdings PLC RWS
3.04%
Severn Trent PLC logo
Severn Trent PLC SVT
3.02%
Tate & Lyle PLC logo
Tate & Lyle PLC TATE
2.99%
Greencore Group PLC logo
Greencore Group PLC GNC
2.98%
HgCapital Trust PLC logo
HgCapital Trust PLC HGT
2.96%
Pets at Home Group PLC logo
Pets at Home Group PLC PETS
2.93%
Savills PLC logo
Savills PLC SVS
2.93%
Vanquis Banking Group PLC logo
Vanquis Banking Group PLC VANQ
2.88%
Bridgepoint Group PLC logo
Bridgepoint Group PLC BPT
2.88%
QinetiQ Group PLC logo
QinetiQ Group PLC QQ.
2.85%
XPS Pensions Group PLC logo
XPS Pensions Group PLC XPS
2.84%
Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC logo
Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC ONT
2.82%
Aberdeen Group PLC logo
Aberdeen Group PLC ABDN
2.36%
Rockhopper Exploration PLC logo
Rockhopper Exploration PLC RKH
2.05%
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC logo
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC HIK
1.70%
IQE PLC logo
IQE PLC IQE
1.48%
Shoe Zone PLC logo
Shoe Zone PLC SHOE
0.00%
Seplat Energy PLC logo
Seplat Energy PLC SEPL
0.00%
Foresight Technology VCT PLC logo
Foresight Technology VCT PLC FWT
0.00%
Dialight PLC logo
Dialight PLC DIA
0.00%
Real Estate Investors PLC logo
Real Estate Investors PLC RLE
0.00%
abrdn Equity Income Trust PLC logo
abrdn Equity Income Trust PLC AEI
0.00%
Eleco PLC logo
Eleco PLC ELCO
0.00%
Landore Resources Ltd logo
Landore Resources Ltd LND
0.00%

Top Position Holders

Holder No. Positions
Anonymous 417