United Kingdom – Short Positions

Short positions in United Kingdom on London Stock Exchange (LSE): Currently, 177 companies have 365 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 September 2025, 19:30 UTC from FCA


Active Positions

365

Total Short Value

€9 030 million

No. Shorted Companies

177

Most Shorted Stocks in United Kingdom

Company Short %
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Ashtead Technology Holdings PLC AT.
7.98%
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J Sainsbury PLC SBRY
7.05%
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NCC Group PLC NCC
5.92%
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Aberdeen Group PLC ABDN
5.86%
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Yellow Cake PLC YCA
5.49%
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Ocado Group PLC OCDO
5.26%
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Greggs PLC GRG
4.86%
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Greencore Group PLC GNC
4.55%
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Wizz Air Holdings PLC WIZZ
4.38%
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Mobico Group PLC MCG
4.13%
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John Wood Group PLC WG.
4.09%
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WH Smith PLC SMWH
4.01%
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Vistry Group PLC VTY
3.82%
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WPP PLC WPP
3.76%
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ITM Power PLC ITM
3.71%
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Ibstock PLC IBST
3.30%
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Tullow Oil PLC TLW
3.29%
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Close Brothers Group PLC CBG
3.00%
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YouGov PLC YOU
2.94%
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Victoria PLC VCP
2.81%
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ITV PLC ITV
2.80%
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CVS Group PLC CVSG
2.76%
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Mondi PLC MNDI
2.70%
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Berkeley Group Holdings PLC BKG
2.69%
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Essentra PLC ESNT
2.59%
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Grainger PLC GRI
2.52%
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Trustpilot Group PLC TRST
2.50%
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Pets at Home Group PLC PETS
2.46%
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Ceres Power Holdings PLC CWR
2.42%
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Bytes Technology Group PLC BYIT
2.39%
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Hammerson PLC HMSO
2.36%
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Clarkson PLC CKN
2.27%
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Boohoo Group PLC DEBS
2.26%
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Capita PLC CPI
2.21%
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Rentokil Initial PLC RTO
2.20%
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Legal & General Group PLC LGEN
2.17%
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Indivior PLC INDV
2.13%
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SSP Group PLC SSPG
2.10%
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Persimmon PLC PSN
2.08%
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Land Securities Group PLC LAND
2.08%
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Judges Scientific PLC JDG
2.01%
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Future PLC FUTR
2.00%
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Hollywood Bowl Group PLC BOWL
2.00%
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Easyjet PLC EZJ
1.98%
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Marshalls PLC MSLH
1.98%
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International Consolidated Airlines Group SA IAG
1.90%
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Auction Technology Group PLC ATG
1.82%
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J D Wetherspoon PLC JDW
1.82%
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Warpaint London PLC W7L
1.77%
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Taylor Wimpey PLC TW.
1.76%
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Liontrust Asset Management PLC LIO
1.71%
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Hochschild Mining PLC HOC
1.69%
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Fevertree Drinks PLC FEVR
1.65%
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Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC ONT
1.63%
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Deliveroo PLC ROO
1.62%
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FirstGroup PLC FGP
1.61%
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Kainos Group PLC KNOS
1.61%
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Ashmore Group PLC ASHM
1.59%
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AFC Energy PLC AFC
1.57%
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Genuit Group PLC GEN
1.47%
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Pan African Resources PLC PAF
1.43%
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SThree PLC STEM
1.41%
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Spirax Group PLC SPX
1.41%
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Next 15 Group PLC NFG
1.36%
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ZIGUP PLC ZIG
1.35%
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GB Group PLC GBG
1.31%
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Burberry Group PLC BRBY
1.30%
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Telecom Plus PLC TEP
1.29%
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Sage Group PLC SGE
1.29%
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Serica Energy PLC SQZ
1.23%
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Energean PLC ENOG
1.20%
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Great Portland Estates PLC GPE
1.16%
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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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Morgan Advanced Materials PLC MGAM
1.11%
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Spire Healthcare Group PLC SPI
1.10%
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Schroders PLC SDR
1.08%
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Marks and Spencer Group PLC MKS
1.07%
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Logistics Development Group PLC LDG
1.02%
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Petra Diamonds Ltd PDL
1.02%
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4imprint Group PLC FOUR
0.99%
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SSE PLC SSE
0.99%
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Supermarket Income REIT PLC SUPR
0.98%
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Associated British Foods PLC ABF
0.96%
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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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RWS Holdings PLC RWS
0.91%
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Oxford Instruments PLC OXIG
0.91%
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Saga PLC SAGA
0.91%
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Funding Circle Holdings PLC FCH
0.88%
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Paragon Banking Group PLC PAG
0.85%
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Man Group PLC EMG
0.83%
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Pearson PLC PSON
0.81%
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discoverIE Group plc DSCV
0.81%
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Antofagasta PLC ANTO
0.80%
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IMI PLC IMI
0.80%
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Prudential PLC PRU
0.78%
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Monks Investment Trust PLC MNKS
0.78%
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Centrica PLC CNA
0.77%
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Spectris PLC SXS
0.75%
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StreaksAI PLC STK
0.71%
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Costain Group PLC COST
0.62%
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Hemogenyx Pharmaceuticals PLC HEMO
0.56%
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Tate & Lyle PLC TATE
0.55%
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Treatt PLC TET
0.55%
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Howden Joinery Group PLC HWDN
0.50%
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C&C Group PLC CCR
0.50%

Top Position Holders

Holder No. Positions
Marshall Wace Llp 32
Glg Partners Lp 27
Jpmorgan Asset Management (Uk) Ltd 25
Aqr Capital Management, Llc 20
Qube Research & Technologies Limited 18
Arrowstreet Capital, L.P. 17
Citadel Advisors Llc 16
D. E. Shaw & Co. Lp 14
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 13
Actusraypartners Limited 13
Millennium International Management Lp 10
Blackrock Investment Management (Uk) Limited 10
Walleye Capital Llc 8
Blackrock Advisors, Llc 8
Winton Capital Management Ltd 7
Voleon Capital Management Lp 7
Premier Miton Group Plc 7
Kintbury Capital Llp 6
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board 5
Numeric Investors Llc 5
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd 5
Blackrock Financial Management, Inc. 5
Helikon Investments Limited 5
Ako Capital Llp 4
Worldquant Llc 4
Wellington Management International Ltd 4
Systematica Investments Limited 4
Gsa Capital Partners Llp 3
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd 3
Acadian Asset Management Llc 3
Gladstone Capital Management Llp 3
Tages Capital Llp 3
Exoduspoint Capital Management, Lp 2
Elliott Investment Management Limited 2
Marchant Mc Ltd 2
Parvus Asset Management Jersey Limited 2
Ahl Partners Llp 2
Mirabella Financial Services Llp 2
Squarepoint Ops Llc 2
Citadel Advisors Europe Limited 2
Ilex Capital Partners (Uk) Llp 2
Point72 Europe (London) Llp 2
Enhalus Capital, Lp 2
Millennium Capital (Difc) Limited 2
Sfm Uk Management Llp 2
Davidson Kempner European Partners Llp 1
Eisler Capital (Mt) Ltd 1
Samlyn Capital, Llc 1
Machina Capital 1
Elliott Management Corporation 1
Balyasny Asset Management 1
Southpoint Capital Advisors 1
Spark Investment Management Llc 1
Alpine Associates Management Inc. 1
Apis Capital Advisors, Llc 1
Marble Bar Asset Management Llp 1
Mecm, Limited 1
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Limited 1
Pictet Asset Management Ltd 1
Lingotto Investment Management Llp 1
Maverick Capital, Ltd. 1
Verition Advisors (Uk Partners) Llp 1
Sih Partners, Lllp 1
Fairtree Asset Management (Pty) Ltd 1
Falcon Pcim Protected Leverage Fund Sp 1
Pdt Partners, Llc 1
Trium Capital Llp 1
Eminence Capital, Lp 1
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 1
Fosse Capital Partners Llp 1
Eisler Capital (Uk) Ltd. 1
Caxton Associates Llp 1
D1 Capital Partners Lp 1
Blackrock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 1
Ennismore Fund Management Limited 1
Vor Capital Llp 1
Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P. 1
Hamilton Stuart Capital Ltd 1
Balyasny Asset Management (Uk) Llp 1
Janus Henderson Investors Uk Limited 1
Hartree Partners Securities (Uk) Limited 1
Whitebox Advisors Llc 1
Hengistbury Investment Partners Llp 1
Surgocap Partners Lp 1