GraniteShares Analysis: Top 10 Most Shorted UK Stocks
Posted:New analysis (1) from GraniteShares a global issuer of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) with more than $6 billion under management, reveals that on 8 July 2024, Petrofac was the most shorted UK listed company.
The international energy services company had 9.86% of its stocks held short by six investment firms, with Astaris Capital Management LLP holding the largest position at 2.51%.
The second most shorted company was Diversified Energy Company, with 7.68% of its stocks held short by eight fund managers. This was followed by Ocado Group and ASOS with 7.17% and 5.57% of the retailers’ stock held short by six and seven fund managers, respectively.
The table shows the largest ten short positions in companies that are listed and trading on the London Stock Exchange.
Company | Percentage of stock held short | Number of funds shorting the stock |
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Petrofac LTD |
9.86% |
6 |
Diversified Energy Company PLC |
7.68% |
8 |
Ocado Group PLC |
7.17% |
6 |
ASOS PLC |
5.57% |
7 |
Kingfisher PLC |
5.59% |
5 |
abrdn PLC |
5.55% |
6 |
Boohoo Group |
4.32% |
4 |
Burberry Group PLC |
4.21% |
3 |
Alphawave IP Group PLC |
4.18% |
5 |
Barratt Developments PLC |
3.76% |
5 |
Source: London Stock Exchange, updated on July 8, 2024
The analysis also revealed GLG Partners LP held the highest number of short positions on UK listed companies of any investment firms, with 42 active shorts. This was followed by Marshall Wace LLP, which held 30 active short positions.
The table shows the 10 fund managers with the highest number of short positions on companies that are listed and trading on the London Stock Exchange.
Fund Manager | Number of short positions |
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GLG Partners LP |
42 |
Marshall Wace LLP |
30 |
Qube Research & Technologies Limited |
19 |
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Ltd |
14 |
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
13 |
ActusRayPartners Limited |
9 |
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership |
8 |
Citadel Advisors LLC |
8 |
Millennium International Management LP |
7 |
AQR Capital Management, LLC |
6 |
Source: London Stock Exchange, updated on July 8, 2024
Will Rhind, Founder and CEO of GraniteShares, said: “Petrofac remains the UK’s most shorted stock, signalling that investors expect further price declines. However retailers continue to dominate the list of most shorted stocks, accounting for half of the top 10, 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.”
GraniteShares offers a range of exchange traded products (ETPs) listed on national exchanges in the UK, France, Italy, and Germany. They consist of a suite of index ETPs tracking FAANG stocks and a suite of Short and Leveraged Single Stock Daily ETPs tracking some of the most popular companies in UK, US and European markets.
Its FAANG, GAFAM and FATANG product suite offers long, short and 3X leveraged ETFs on FAANG, GAFAM and FATANG indices and can be traded in a single ticker symbol via ordinary brokerage accounts. ETPs offer a pure way to gain exposure to top tech companies in the U.S. market. Indices are equally weighted and rebalanced quarterly.
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 |
Italian Leveraged Single Stocks ETPs
Underlying stock | Long a leva | Short a leva |
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Eni S.p.a |
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Enel S.p.a |
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Intesa Sanpaolo S.p. a |
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UniCredit S.p.a |
Leveraged ETPs on the FTSE MIB Index
Product | ISIN | Ticker |
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GraniteShares 5x Long FTSE MIB Daily ETP |
5MIB |
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GraniteShares 5x Short FTSE MIB Daily ETP |
5SIT |
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GraniteShares 3x Long FTSE MIB Daily ETP |
3MIB |
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GraniteShares 3x Short FTSE MIB Daily ETP |
3SIT |
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 |
Capital at risk
GraniteShares ETP’s are only suitable for professional investors.
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Notes to editors:
- GraniteShares analysis of Short Interest Tracker - Companies (shorttracker.co.uk) on July 8, 2024
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GraniteShares: A brief history
GraniteShares is an entrepreneurial ETP provider focused on providing professional investors with innovative, cutting-edge investment solutions. We believe the future of investing lies at the nexus of alternative thinking, low fees, and disruptive product structures—the core of our high conviction philosophy. Backed by Bain Capital Ventures, we launched our first product in 2017 and are now among the fastest growing ETP issuers with over $6 Billion in assets under management, as of 19th June 2024 spanning a full array of investment strategies.
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