Saturday, 27 February 2016

Most Unloved Shares; List of UK Most Shorted Shares as at 26th February 2016; Short Selling

Below I have listed the the top thirty most shorted shares on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).  The data has been collated from the information provided by Financial Conduct Authority as produced at the 26th February, 2016.

The percentage is the total amount of the companies issued share capital that is short sold, and, can be made up of a number of different companies who have shorted the shares.  As always any comments you have will be greatly appreciated.


Company %
CARILLION PLC 20.72
OCADO GROUP PLC 16.87
WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS 13.64
SAINSBURY (J) PLC 10.78
PETROFAC LTD 9.64
ASHMORE GROUP PLC 9.24
TULLOW OIL PLC 9.24
HMV GROUP PLC 8.08
SERCO GROUP PLC 7.85
MITIE GROUP PLC 7.53
LANCASHIRE HOLDINGS LTD 7.52
AGGREKO PLC 7.39
GLOBO PLC 7.03
NEW MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC 7.02
ASOS PLC 6.99
HANSTEEN HOLDINGS PLC 6.89
MARSTONS PLC 6.48
ENQUEST PLC 6.31
NANOCO GROUP PLC 6.13
ASHTEAD GROUP PLC 5.98
ADMIRAL GROUP PLC 5.97
IMAGINATION TECH GROUP PLC 5.92
INTU PROPERTIES PLC 5.76
ABERDEEN ASSET MGMT PLC 5.65
DRAX GROUP PLC 5.49
DIALIGHT PLC 5.44
WH SMITH PLC 5.25
BURBERRY GROUP PLC 4.97
MAJESTIC WINE PLC 4.95
ANTOFAGASTA PLC 4.92





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