Fortescue Metals Group Fortescue Metals Group (ASX:FMG) Short Interest & Short Position History
The data below is sourced from ASIC, which is supplied on a T+4 basis (trading-day plus four days). The accuracy of the below data is unlikely to be perfect, as it is reliant on organisations, both domestic and foreign, reporting accruate short positions on any given day.
As per the latest ASIC data for FMG (19 October 2026), FMG is the 103rd most shorted stock on the ASX by percentage of total shares issued.
As per the latest ASIC data for FMG (19 October 2026), FMG is the 103rd most shorted stock on the ASX by percentage of total shares issued.
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% Shorted 3.34% 0.01 |
Shorted Shares 102,985,671 |
Short Rank 103rd (103/703) |
Peak Short 12.63% (Apr 2015) |
Days to Cover 13.5 (50d avg vol) |
FMG Short Interest Trend
Gross short position, % of shares issuedLatest Reported Shorts (Aggregate)
| Date | Reported Short | Issued Shares | % Short | Daily Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 October 2026 | 102,985,671 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.3448% | 103rd 3 |
| 16 October 2026 | 102,805,921 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.3390% | 106th 6 |
| 15 October 2026 | 105,907,209 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.4397% | 100th 2 |
| 14 October 2026 | 106,458,815 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.4576% | 102nd 3 |
| 13 October 2026 | 109,697,860 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.5628% | 99th 1 |
| 12 October 2026 | 109,904,491 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.5695% | 98th |
| 9 October 2026 | 112,748,970 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.6619% | 98th 1 |
| 8 October 2026 | 113,322,254 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.6805% | 97th |
| 7 October 2026 | 111,960,900 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.6363% | 97th 5 |
| 6 October 2026 | 103,639,159 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.3660% | 102nd 9 |
| 5 October 2026 | 111,278,721 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.6142% | 93rd 4 |
| 2 October 2026 | 109,745,953 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.5644% | 97th 2 |
| 1 October 2026 | 109,583,788 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.5591% | 95th 1 |
| 30 September 2026 | 109,017,344 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.5407% | 96th 2 |
| 29 September 2026 | 109,959,207 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.5713% | 94th 1 |
| 28 September 2026 | 108,805,127 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.5338% | 95th 1 |
| 25 September 2026 | 108,307,321 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.5177% | 96th 1 |
| 24 September 2026 | 106,261,264 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.4512% | 97th |
| 23 September 2026 | 105,109,727 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.4138% | 97th 1 |
| 22 September 2026 | 104,817,615 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.4043% | 96th 1 |
| 21 September 2026 | 104,557,520 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.3959% | 97th |
| 18 September 2026 | 103,293,638 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.3548% | 97th 7 |
| 17 September 2026 | 101,500,079 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.2966% | 104th 1 |
| 16 September 2026 | 100,107,123 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.2513% | 105th |
| 15 September 2026 | 99,287,106 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.2247% | 105th 1 |
| 14 September 2026 | 99,209,236 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.2222% | 104th 2 |
| 11 September 2026 | 98,643,557 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.2038% | 106th 1 |
| 10 September 2026 | 99,931,160 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.2456% | 105th |
| 9 September 2026 | 98,962,358 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.2141% | 105th 1 |
| 8 September 2026 | 98,214,400 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.1899% | 106th 2 |
| 7 September 2026 | 99,143,838 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.2200% | 104th 1 |
| 4 September 2026 | 99,437,110 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.2296% | 105th 2 |
| 3 September 2026 | 97,233,307 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.1580% | 107th 3 |
| 2 September 2026 | 99,657,676 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.2367% | 104th 2 |
| 1 September 2026 | 99,776,999 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.2406% | 102nd 2 |
| 31 August 2026 | 99,549,581 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.2332% | 100th 8 |
| 28 August 2026 | 95,704,286 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.1083% | 108th |
| 27 August 2026 | 95,038,716 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.0867% | 108th 2 |
| 26 August 2026 | 91,707,450 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.9785% | 110th 2 |
| 25 August 2026 | 94,050,107 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.0546% | 108th 1 |
| 24 August 2026 | 94,789,954 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.0786% | 109th 3 |
| 21 August 2026 | 97,083,220 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.1531% | 106th 1 |
| 20 August 2026 | 98,680,947 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.2050% | 105th 3 |
| 19 August 2026 | 95,154,280 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.0905% | 108th |
| 18 August 2026 | 94,347,218 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.0643% | 108th 1 |
| 17 August 2026 | 92,354,971 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.9996% | 109th |
| 14 August 2026 | 92,086,908 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.9908% | 109th 4 |
| 13 August 2026 | 90,146,340 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.9278% | 113th 3 |
| 12 August 2026 | 89,622,264 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.9108% | 110th 2 |
| 11 August 2026 | 89,833,018 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.9176% | 108th 1 |
| 10 August 2026 | 91,056,318 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.9574% | 109th |
| 7 August 2026 | 90,543,415 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.9407% | 109th 1 |
| 6 August 2026 | 90,991,571 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.9553% | 110th 3 |
| 5 August 2026 | 92,902,612 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.0173% | 107th 1 |
| 4 August 2026 | 93,809,139 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.0468% | 106th 5 |
| 3 August 2026 | 94,722,559 | 3,078,964,918 | 3.0764% | 101st 11 |
| 31 July 2026 | 90,630,088 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.9435% | 112th 2 |
| 30 July 2026 | 88,642,235 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.8790% | 114th 2 |
| 29 July 2026 | 88,545,107 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.8758% | 112th 1 |
| 28 July 2026 | 89,420,847 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.9043% | 111th 5 |
| 27 July 2026 | 88,647,726 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.8791% | 116th 1 |
| 24 July 2026 | 87,401,498 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.8387% | 117th 2 |
| 23 July 2026 | 86,441,475 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.8075% | 115th 1 |
| 22 July 2026 | 86,304,093 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.8030% | 116th 2 |
| 21 July 2026 | 86,963,301 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.8244% | 114th 1 |
| 20 July 2026 | 86,689,191 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.8155% | 113th 1 |
| 17 July 2026 | 85,909,908 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.7902% | 112th |
| 16 July 2026 | 84,654,069 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.7494% | 112th |
| 15 July 2026 | 83,688,750 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.7181% | 112th |
| 14 July 2026 | 83,307,498 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.7057% | 112th 3 |
| 13 July 2026 | 83,870,018 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.7240% | 115th 5 |
| 10 July 2026 | 82,349,457 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6746% | 120th 1 |
| 9 July 2026 | 82,346,172 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6745% | 121st 4 |
| 8 July 2026 | 79,851,136 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.5934% | 125th 2 |
| 7 July 2026 | 77,393,517 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.5136% | 127th 7 |
| 6 July 2026 | 75,395,496 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.4487% | 134th 2 |
| 3 July 2026 | 74,515,958 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.4202% | 136th 10 |
| 2 July 2026 | 86,820,194 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.8198% | 126th 20 |
| 1 July 2026 | 69,756,486 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.2656% | 146th 1 |
| 30 June 2026 | 69,117,849 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.2448% | 147th |
| 29 June 2026 | 67,509,553 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.1926% | 147th 3 |
| 26 June 2026 | 65,744,113 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.1353% | 150th 4 |
| 25 June 2026 | 65,040,556 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.1124% | 154th 2 |
| 24 June 2026 | 64,428,247 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.0925% | 152nd 3 |
| 23 June 2026 | 64,091,801 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.0816% | 149th 4 |
| 22 June 2026 | 62,948,453 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.0445% | 153rd 1 |
| 19 June 2026 | 62,790,355 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.0393% | 152nd |
| 18 June 2026 | 60,601,862 | 3,078,964,918 | 1.9683% | 152nd 1 |
| 17 June 2026 | 60,953,809 | 3,078,964,918 | 1.9797% | 153rd 5 |
| 16 June 2026 | 60,251,978 | 3,078,964,918 | 1.9569% | 158th 1 |
| 15 June 2026 | 59,642,450 | 3,078,964,918 | 1.9371% | 157th 2 |
| 12 June 2026 | 60,472,911 | 3,078,964,918 | 1.9641% | 159th 1 |
| 11 June 2026 | 60,722,474 | 3,078,964,918 | 1.9722% | 160th 5 |
| 10 June 2026 | 61,889,087 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.0101% | 155th 4 |
| 9 June 2026 | 61,208,189 | 3,078,964,918 | 1.9880% | 159th 11 |
| 5 June 2026 | 64,259,727 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.0871% | 148th 3 |
| 4 June 2026 | 63,857,123 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.0740% | 151st 5 |
| 3 June 2026 | 62,994,267 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.0460% | 156th 4 |
| 2 June 2026 | 64,864,691 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.1067% | 152nd 1 |
| 1 June 2026 | 65,540,666 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.1287% | 151st 6 |
| 29 May 2026 | 66,324,816 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.1541% | 145th 4 |
| 28 May 2026 | 72,110,139 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.3420% | 141st 2 |
| 27 May 2026 | 72,304,585 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.3483% | 139th 2 |
| 26 May 2026 | 72,460,762 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.3534% | 141st 6 |
| 25 May 2026 | 71,476,992 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.3215% | 147th 7 |
| 22 May 2026 | 71,911,712 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.3356% | 140th 1 |
| 21 May 2026 | 71,822,947 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.3327% | 139th 1 |
| 20 May 2026 | 73,129,023 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.3751% | 138th 3 |
| 19 May 2026 | 73,143,295 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.3756% | 141st 1 |
| 18 May 2026 | 74,340,055 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.4145% | 140th 4 |
| 15 May 2026 | 75,063,478 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.4380% | 136th 6 |
| 14 May 2026 | 77,245,628 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.5088% | 130th |
| 13 May 2026 | 77,898,345 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.5300% | 130th 1 |
| 12 May 2026 | 79,264,983 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.5744% | 131st 1 |
| 11 May 2026 | 79,795,449 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.5916% | 132nd 2 |
| 8 May 2026 | 80,138,644 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6028% | 130th 3 |
| 7 May 2026 | 81,250,866 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6389% | 127th 2 |
| 6 May 2026 | 81,172,107 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6363% | 125th 1 |
| 5 May 2026 | 82,658,767 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6846% | 124th 3 |
| 4 May 2026 | 82,546,234 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6810% | 127th 2 |
| 1 May 2026 | 82,634,705 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6839% | 125th 3 |
| 30 April 2026 | 84,170,316 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.7337% | 122nd |
| 29 April 2026 | 83,017,445 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6963% | 122nd 2 |
| 28 April 2026 | 82,848,627 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6908% | 124th 12 |
| 27 April 2026 | 72,748,821 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.3628% | 136th 6 |
| 24 April 2026 | 80,689,920 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6207% | 130th 1 |
| 23 April 2026 | 79,940,882 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.5964% | 129th 3 |
| 22 April 2026 | 79,693,444 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.5883% | 126th 4 |
| 21 April 2026 | 79,082,822 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.5685% | 130th 1 |
| 20 April 2026 | 79,224,529 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.5731% | 129th 3 |
| 17 April 2026 | 77,298,222 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.5105% | 132nd 6 |
| 16 April 2026 | 77,200,069 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.5073% | 126th 3 |
| 15 April 2026 | 77,530,974 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.5181% | 129th |
| 14 April 2026 | 76,590,535 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.4875% | 129th 1 |
| 13 April 2026 | 76,150,433 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.4733% | 130th 2 |
| 10 April 2026 | 75,662,431 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.4574% | 128th 1 |
| 9 April 2026 | 75,476,983 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.4514% | 129th 2 |
| 8 April 2026 | 76,479,183 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.4839% | 127th 3 |
| 7 April 2026 | 76,390,692 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.4811% | 124th |
| 2 April 2026 | 75,628,517 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.4563% | 124th 1 |
| 1 April 2026 | 75,708,432 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.4589% | 125th 3 |
| 31 March 2026 | 78,024,598 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.5341% | 122nd 1 |
| 30 March 2026 | 77,199,099 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.5073% | 123rd 1 |
| 27 March 2026 | 79,727,456 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.5894% | 122nd 4 |
| 26 March 2026 | 79,933,960 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.5961% | 118th 2 |
| 25 March 2026 | 80,067,079 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6005% | 116th 3 |
| 24 March 2026 | 78,722,938 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.5568% | 119th |
| 23 March 2026 | 77,279,383 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.5099% | 119th 1 |
| 20 March 2026 | 76,309,896 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.4784% | 120th 5 |
| 19 March 2026 | 81,121,415 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6347% | 115th 1 |
| 18 March 2026 | 82,281,810 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6724% | 116th 3 |
| 17 March 2026 | 83,521,249 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.7126% | 113th 4 |
| 16 March 2026 | 83,455,559 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.7105% | 109th |
| 13 March 2026 | 82,855,576 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6910% | 109th |
| 12 March 2026 | 83,394,371 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.7085% | 109th 3 |
| 11 March 2026 | 83,103,962 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6991% | 106th 2 |
| 10 March 2026 | 82,582,444 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6822% | 108th 1 |
| 9 March 2026 | 82,815,026 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6897% | 107th 1 |
| 6 March 2026 | 80,758,610 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6229% | 106th 1 |
| 5 March 2026 | 80,180,192 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6041% | 107th 1 |
| 4 March 2026 | 81,210,378 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6376% | 106th 1 |
| 3 March 2026 | 82,329,822 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6739% | 105th 4 |
| 2 March 2026 | 84,094,371 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.7313% | 101st 4 |
| 27 February 2026 | 85,864,975 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.7888% | 97th 7 |
| 26 February 2026 | 82,558,223 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6814% | 104th 2 |
| 25 February 2026 | 81,750,573 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6551% | 106th |
| 24 February 2026 | 81,456,482 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6456% | 106th 2 |
| 23 February 2026 | 81,123,722 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6348% | 108th 5 |
| 20 February 2026 | 82,162,260 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6685% | 103rd 1 |
| 19 February 2026 | 82,073,605 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6656% | 102nd 1 |
| 18 February 2026 | 81,233,429 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6383% | 103rd 3 |
| 17 February 2026 | 81,170,164 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6363% | 106th 1 |
| 16 February 2026 | 81,148,103 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6356% | 105th 3 |
| 13 February 2026 | 81,434,145 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6449% | 102nd 7 |
| 12 February 2026 | 80,371,274 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6103% | 109th 4 |
| 11 February 2026 | 80,182,798 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6042% | 105th 3 |
| 10 February 2026 | 80,986,539 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6303% | 102nd 2 |
| 9 February 2026 | 80,600,746 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6178% | 104th 6 |
| 6 February 2026 | 81,992,321 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6630% | 98th 2 |
| 5 February 2026 | 80,405,652 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6115% | 100th 3 |
| 4 February 2026 | 80,142,748 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6029% | 97th 3 |
| 3 February 2026 | 80,061,033 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6003% | 100th 2 |
| 2 February 2026 | 79,462,139 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.5808% | 102nd 3 |
| 30 January 2026 | 80,983,694 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6302% | 99th 1 |
| 29 January 2026 | 80,143,844 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6030% | 100th 3 |
| 28 January 2026 | 81,792,093 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6565% | 97th 1 |
| 27 January 2026 | 82,510,630 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6798% | 96th 2 |
| 23 January 2026 | 81,698,839 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6535% | 94th 3 |
| 22 January 2026 | 80,486,770 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.6141% | 97th 3 |
| 21 January 2026 | 76,686,418 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.4907% | 100th 3 |
| 20 January 2026 | 75,144,468 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.4406% | 103rd 4 |
| 19 January 2026 | 73,630,796 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.3914% | 107th 6 |
| 16 January 2026 | 70,333,373 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.2843% | 113th 6 |
| 15 January 2026 | 68,100,090 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.2118% | 119th |
| 14 January 2026 | 67,625,148 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.1964% | 119th 1 |
| 13 January 2026 | 67,428,039 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.1900% | 120th 4 |
| 12 January 2026 | 69,571,116 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.2596% | 116th 4 |
| 9 January 2026 | 68,884,942 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.2373% | 120th 3 |
| 8 January 2026 | 69,392,716 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.2538% | 117th 2 |
| 7 January 2026 | 69,285,191 | 3,078,964,918 | 2.2503% | 115th |