Short positions in United Kingdom on London Stock Exchange (LSE): Currently, 172 companies have 345 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 29 August 2025, 17:30 UTC from FCA
345
€8 268 million
172
Company | Short % |
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Legal & General Group PLC
LGEN
|
2.62% +0.61% |
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JD Sports Fashion PLC
JD.
|
1.19% +0.50% |
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Berkeley Group Holdings PLC
BKG
|
2.69% +0.15% |
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Bytes Technology Group PLC
BYIT
|
2.13% +0.12% |
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Burberry Group PLC
BRBY
|
1.80% +0.10% |
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Boohoo Group PLC
DEBS
|
2.93% +0.09% |
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Kingfisher PLC
KGF
|
4.44% +0.08% |
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Ashtead Technology Holdings PLC
AT.
|
7.08% +0.07% |
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IMI PLC
IMI
|
0.80% +0.02% |
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Computacenter PLC
CCC
|
1.05% +0.02% |
Company | Short % |
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Warehouse REIT PLC
WHR
|
1.37% +1.37% |
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WH Smith PLC
SMWH
|
3.15% +0.94% |
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Bytes Technology Group PLC
BYIT
|
2.13% +0.92% |
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Pennon Group PLC
PNN
|
5.31% +0.77% |
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Legal & General Group PLC
LGEN
|
2.62% +0.66% |
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Ashtead Technology Holdings PLC
AT.
|
7.08% +0.60% |
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Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
ONT
|
2.10% +0.58% |
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FDM Group Ltd
FDMA
|
0.54% +0.54% |
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Close Brothers Group PLC
CBG
|
2.49% +0.51% |
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Ceres Power Holdings PLC
CWR
|
2.42% +0.50% |
Company | Short % |
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Ashtead Technology Holdings PLC
AT.
|
7.08% +2.34% |
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Bytes Technology Group PLC
BYIT
|
2.13% +2.13% |
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Warehouse REIT PLC
WHR
|
1.37% +1.37% |
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WH Smith PLC
SMWH
|
3.15% +1.29% |
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Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
ONT
|
2.10% +1.17% |
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On The Beach Group PLC
OTB
|
1.15% +1.13% |
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Capita PLC
CPI
|
2.12% +1.11% |
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J D Wetherspoon PLC
JDW
|
1.60% +1.09% |
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Pennon Group PLC
PNN
|
5.31% +0.95% |
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Ceres Power Holdings PLC
CWR
|
2.42% +0.92% |
Company | Short % |
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Warehouse REIT PLC
WHR
|
1.37% -0.19% |
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CVS Group PLC
CVSG
|
2.88% -0.10% |
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Greencore Group PLC
GNC
|
3.57% -0.09% |
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GB Group PLC
GBG
|
1.21% -0.09% |
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RWS Holdings PLC
RWS
|
0.87% -0.05% |
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Fevertree Drinks PLC
FEVR
|
1.29% -0.01% |
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4imprint Group PLC
FOUR
|
1.04% -0.01% |
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WH Smith PLC
SMWH
|
3.15% -0.01% |
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J D Wetherspoon PLC
JDW
|
1.60% -0.01% |
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Yellow Cake PLC
YCA
|
5.91% -0.01% |
Company | Short % |
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SThree PLC
STEM
|
0.80% -1.21% |
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Mobico Group PLC
MCG
|
3.17% -1.10% |
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RWS Holdings PLC
RWS
|
0.87% -0.44% |
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Indivior PLC
INDV
|
2.13% -0.33% |
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Vanquis Banking Group PLC
VANQ
|
1.10% -0.28% |
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Bunzl plc
BNZL
|
0.81% -0.27% |
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On The Beach Group PLC
OTB
|
1.15% -0.25% |
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Boohoo Group PLC
DEBS
|
2.93% -0.23% |
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GB Group PLC
GBG
|
1.21% -0.11% |
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International Consolidated Airlines Group SA
IAG
|
1.79% -0.10% |
Company | Short % |
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Vanquis Banking Group PLC
VANQ
|
1.10% -2.08% |
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AFC Energy PLC
AFC
|
1.57% -1.02% |
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Judges Scientific PLC
JDG
|
2.01% -0.57% |
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Clarkson PLC
CKN
|
2.37% -0.47% |
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Indivior PLC
INDV
|
2.13% -0.44% |
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Yellow Cake PLC
YCA
|
5.91% -0.43% |
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Boohoo Group PLC
DEBS
|
2.93% -0.43% |
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Bunzl plc
BNZL
|
0.81% -0.39% |
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International Consolidated Airlines Group SA
IAG
|
1.79% -0.30% |
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Pets at Home Group PLC
PETS
|
2.41% -0.29% |