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DroneShield remains the most shorted ASX share
ASIC’s weekly figures show the share of each company’s stock that investors have sold short, a bet that its price will fall.
DroneShield, an Australian counter-drone technology company, ranked first, with 14.5% of its shares held short, down from 15.2% the previous week.
The list also includes uranium, lithium and rare-earths companies, as well as businesses in payments, pizza, titanium and medical imaging.
Short interest rose for Lotus Resources, PLS Group, Lynas Rare Earths and Paladin Energy, while it fell for DroneShield, Zip, IperionX, Domino’s, 4DMedical and others.
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High short interest can signal that investors are worried about a company, but it does not show what will happen to its share price.
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DroneShield remains the most shorted share on the Australian Securities Exchange, according to ASIC short-position data cited by Motley Fool AU.
Its short interest eased from 15.2% to 14.5%.
The article says short sellers may still be concerned about an ASIC investigation into the company’s previous market disclosures and share trading.
Lotus Resources was the second-most shorted share, with short interest rising to 14%.
Boss Energy ranked third, with 13.1% of its shares held short.
- Who
- DroneShield Ltd, whose shares trade on the ASX.
- What
- It remains the ASX’s most shorted share, although its short interest declined to 14.5%.
- When
- The report was published on October 11, 2026, and refers to this week’s short positions.
- Where
- The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).
- Why
- The article says short sellers may be concerned about an ASIC investigation into DroneShield’s previous market disclosures and share trading.
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- Company
- DroneShield Ltd (ASX: DRO)
- Short-interest ranking
- Most shorted ASX share
- Short interest
- 14.5%, down from 15.2%
- Report publication
- October 11, 2026
- Second place
- Lotus Resources Ltd, with 14% short interest
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