United Kingdom – Short Positions

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


Active Positions

345

Total Short Value

€8 268 million

No. Shorted Companies

172

Most Shorted Stocks in United Kingdom

Company Short %
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Ashtead Technology Holdings PLC AT.
7.08%
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J Sainsbury PLC SBRY
6.87%
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Yellow Cake PLC YCA
5.91%
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NCC Group PLC NCC
5.59%
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Pennon Group PLC PNN
5.31%
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Ocado Group PLC OCDO
5.11%
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Aberdeen Group PLC ABDN
4.72%
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Wizz Air Holdings PLC WIZZ
4.45%
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Kingfisher PLC KGF
4.44%
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John Wood Group PLC WG.
4.09%
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Greencore Group PLC GNC
3.57%
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Greggs PLC GRG
3.49%
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Vistry Group PLC VTY
3.25%
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Mobico Group PLC MCG
3.17%
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WH Smith PLC SMWH
3.15%
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Boohoo Group PLC DEBS
2.93%
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YouGov PLC YOU
2.92%
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CVS Group PLC CVSG
2.88%
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Diversified Energy Company PLC DEC
2.85%
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ITV PLC ITV
2.80%
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Ibstock PLC IBST
2.80%
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SSP Group PLC SSPG
2.71%
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Land Securities Group PLC LAND
2.71%
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Berkeley Group Holdings PLC BKG
2.69%
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Legal & General Group PLC LGEN
2.62%
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Essentra PLC ESNT
2.59%
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Close Brothers Group PLC CBG
2.49%
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Mondi PLC MNDI
2.48%
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Ceres Power Holdings PLC CWR
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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Auction Technology Group PLC ATG
2.36%
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Moonpig Group PLC MOON
2.35%
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Hammerson PLC HMSO
2.26%
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WPP PLC WPP
2.24%
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Rentokil Initial PLC RTO
2.20%
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Bytes Technology Group PLC BYIT
2.13%
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Indivior PLC INDV
2.13%
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Capita PLC CPI
2.12%
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Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC ONT
2.10%
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Warpaint London PLC W7L
2.10%
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Grainger PLC GRI
2.05%
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Judges Scientific PLC JDG
2.01%
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Hollywood Bowl Group PLC BOWL
1.90%
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Hochschild Mining PLC HOC
1.88%
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Easyjet PLC EZJ
1.86%
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Burberry Group PLC BRBY
1.80%
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International Consolidated Airlines Group SA IAG
1.79%
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Persimmon PLC PSN
1.75%
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Trustpilot Group PLC TRST
1.72%
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Great Portland Estates PLC GPE
1.70%
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Future PLC FUTR
1.70%
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Kainos Group PLC KNOS
1.61%
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J D Wetherspoon PLC JDW
1.60%
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FirstGroup PLC FGP
1.59%
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Genuit Group PLC GEN
1.58%
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AFC Energy PLC AFC
1.57%
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Sage Group PLC SGE
1.41%
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Warehouse REIT PLC WHR
1.37%
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Next 15 Group PLC NFG
1.36%
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Sirius Real Estate Ltd SRE
1.29%
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Fevertree Drinks PLC FEVR
1.29%
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Ashmore Group PLC ASHM
1.28%
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Marks and Spencer Group PLC MKS
1.27%
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GB Group PLC GBG
1.21%
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Energean PLC ENOG
1.20%
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JD Sports Fashion PLC JD.
1.19%
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Taylor Wimpey PLC TW.
1.17%
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Marshalls PLC MSLH
1.17%
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On The Beach Group PLC OTB
1.15%
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Vodafone Group PLC VOD
1.12%
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ZIGUP PLC ZIG
1.11%
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Vanquis Banking Group PLC VANQ
1.10%
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Chemring Group PLC CHG
1.09%
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Inchcape PLC INCH
1.09%
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Spire Healthcare Group PLC SPI
1.08%
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Computacenter PLC CCC
1.05%
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4imprint Group PLC FOUR
1.04%
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Petra Diamonds Ltd PDL
1.02%
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SSE PLC SSE
1.02%
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Logistics Development Group PLC LDG
1.02%
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Morgan Advanced Materials PLC MGAM
1.00%
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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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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC BMY
0.91%
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Saga PLC SAGA
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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RWS Holdings PLC RWS
0.87%
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Man Group PLC EMG
0.83%
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Centrica PLC CNA
0.83%
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Bunzl plc BNZL
0.81%
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Spirax Group PLC SPX
0.81%
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Carnival PLC CCL
0.80%
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Oxford Instruments PLC OXIG
0.80%
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SThree PLC STEM
0.80%
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IMI PLC IMI
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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FDM Group Ltd FDMA
0.54%

Top Position Holders

Holder No. Positions
Marshall Wace Llp 29
Glg Partners Lp 28
Jpmorgan Asset Management (Uk) Ltd 22
Aqr Capital Management, Llc 20
Arrowstreet Capital, L.P. 17
Citadel Advisors Llc 17
Qube Research & Technologies Limited 16
Actusraypartners Limited 14
D. E. Shaw & Co. Lp 14
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 12
Blackrock Investment Management (Uk) Limited 11
Voleon Capital Management Lp 8
Blackrock Advisors, Llc 8
Premier Miton Group Plc 8
Millennium International Management Lp 7
Walleye Capital Llc 7
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd 6
Winton Capital Management Ltd 6
Helikon Investments Limited 5
Systematica Investments Limited 4
Ako Capital Llp 4
Blackrock Financial Management, Inc. 4
Wellington Management International Ltd 4
Gsa Capital Partners Llp 4
Numeric Investors Llc 4
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board 4
Acadian Asset Management Llc 3
Worldquant Llc 3
Kintbury Capital Llp 3
Ilex Capital Partners (Uk) Llp 3
Citadel Advisors Europe Limited 3
Tages Capital Llp 3
Enhalus Capital, Lp 2
Mirabella Financial Services Llp 2
Marchant Mc Ltd 2
Point72 Europe (London) Llp 2
Exoduspoint Capital Management, Lp 2
Millennium Capital (Difc) Limited 2
Sfm Uk Management Llp 2
Parvus Asset Management Jersey Limited 2
Gladstone Capital Management Llp 2
Elliott Investment Management Limited 2
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd 2
Janus Henderson Investors Uk Limited 2
Balyasny Asset Management 2
Blackrock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 2
Castlebar Capital Llp 1
Sih Partners, Lllp 1
Davidson Kempner European Partners Llp 1
Squarepoint Ops Llc 1
Eisler Capital (Mt) Ltd 1
Alpine Associates Management Inc. 1
Balyasny Asset Management (Uk) Llp 1
Mangrove Partners Im, Llc 1
Apis Capital Advisors, Llc 1
Eminence Capital, Lp 1
Marble Bar Asset Management Llp 1
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 1
Fosse Capital Partners Llp 1
Caxton Associates Llp 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
Vor Capital Llp 1
Lingotto Investment Management Llp 1
Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P. 1
Maverick Capital, Ltd. 1