ANALYSIS REVEALS TOP 10 MOST SHORTED FRENCH STOCKS
Posted:New analysis (1) by GraniteShares, a global issuer of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) with more than $6 billion under management, reveals that on 8 July 2024, Atos was the most shorted French listed company.
The information technology service and consulting company had 14.86% of its stocks held short by nine investment firms, with Millennium Capital Partners LLP holding the largest short position with 3.69% of the company’s shares.
The second most shorted company was manufacturer Vallourec with 7.43% of its stock held short by five fund managers. This was followed by Valeo and Euroapi with 6.33% and 5.23% of their equity held short by five and seven investment firms, respectively.
The table shows the 10 biggest short positions in companies that are listed and trading on Euronext Paris.
Company | Percentage of stock held short | Number of funds shorting the stock |
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Atos SE |
14.86% |
9 |
Vallourec |
7.43% |
5 |
Valeo SA Sponsored Ordinary |
6.33% |
5 |
Euroapi S.A. |
5.23% |
7 |
Air France-KLM |
5.20% |
5 |
Eutelsat Communications |
4.98% |
3 |
VusionGroup (formerly SES-imagotag) |
4.73% |
6 |
Rexel |
4.44% |
3 |
Forvia (formerly Faurecia) |
4.42% |
5 |
Clariane SE (formerly Korian SE) |
4.40% |
3 |
Source: GraniteShares analysis of WhaleWisdom, updated on July 8, 2024
The analysis reveals Marshall Wace LLP held the highest number of short positions on French listed companies of any investment firm, with 15 active shorts. This was closely followed by Qube Research & Technologies with 14 active short positions.
The table shows the nine fund managers with the highest number of short positions on companies that are listed and trading on Euronext Paris.
Fund Manager | Number of short positions on French listed companies |
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Marshall Wace LLP |
15 |
Qube Research & Technologies |
14 |
Citadel Advisors LLC |
6 |
AKO Capital LLP |
5 |
BlackRock Group Ltd |
4 |
BG Liquid Strategies Umbrella Fund ICAV |
4 |
Capital Fund Management S.A. |
4 |
Catapult Capital Management LLC |
4 |
Gladstone Capital Management LLP |
4 |
Source: GraniteShares analysis of WhaleWisdom, updated on July 8, 2024
GraniteShares achieved a world first when it launched 20 ETPs offering long (+3x) and short (-3x) daily leveraged exposures on 10 of the largest French stocks in 2021. This was followed by the listing of a range of ETPs on the Paris Exchange, which offer investors access in Euros to long and short daily leveraged exposures on the largest individual US stocks, composite indices of US technology stocks and equities focusing on the future of electric vehicles.
Will Rhind, Founder and CEO of GraniteShares, said: “Atos remains France’s most shorted stock, signalling that investors expect further price declines. But other major firms are in the top 10 most shorted, with some of the largest hedge funds and asset managers poised to profit from their falling share prices.
“Shorting has long been a powerful tool in the arsenal of institutional investors, but we have seen a rise in retail traders using short ETPs like ours to navigate bearish markets. While some retreat to the sidelines, sophisticated investors see opportunity to increase their exposure and potential returns through leverage, and hedge against long positions.”
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French Leveraged Single Stock ETPs
Underlying stock | +3x Long | -3x Short |
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Airbus |
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AXA |
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BNP Paribas |
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Danone |
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L’Oreal |
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LVMH |
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Safran |
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Sanofi |
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Schneider Electric |
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STMicroelectronics |
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TotalEnergies |
GraniteShares suite of ETPs on FAANG stocks
Product Name | Ticker |
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GraniteShares FAANG ETP |
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GraniteShares GAFAM ETP |
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GraniteShares FATANG ETP |
Leveraged ETPs on FAANG indices
Underlying Index | +3x Long | -3x Short | -1x Short |
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FAANG |
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GAFAM |
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FATANG |
UK Leveraged Single Stock ETPs
Underlying stock | +3x Long | -3x Short |
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AstraZeneca |
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BAE Systems |
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Barclays |
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BP |
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Diageo |
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Glencore |
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Lloyds Banking Group |
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Rio Tinto |
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Royal Dutch Shell |
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Rolls-Royce |
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Vodafone |
US Leveraged Single Stock ETPs
Underlying stock | +3x Long | -3x Short |
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Alphabet |
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Amazon |
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Apple |
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Microsoft |
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Netflix |
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NIO |
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NVIDIA |
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Tesla |
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Uber |
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Notes to editors:
- GraniteShares analysis of short positions reported on whalewisdom.com on July 8, 2024
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