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Edison Group UK Short Monitor This table shows companies that have been Company Short (%) shorted for the first time (FCA data covers disclosures since 2012). Safestore Holdings 0.54 AB Dynamics 0.54 Boku 0.5 Equitrans Midstream Corp 0.5
2 Top UK Shorts January
DOMINO'S PIZZA GROUP PLC This chart shows UK companies that were subjected to the greatest shorting activity in terms WEIR GROUP PLC/THE of percentage of issued share capital, in January.
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings Plc
EASYJET PLC
CREST NICHOLSON HLDGS PLC
INTU PROPERTIES PLC
GREENCORE GROUP PLC
PETROPAVLOVSK PLC
PEARSON PLC
IQE PLC
HAMMERSON PLC
AA PLC
SIG PLC
WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC
METRO BANK PLC
Flutter Entertainment plc
CINEWORLD GROUP
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3 Top Total UK Shorts
AUTO TRADER GROUP PLC Here we demonstrate the top 20 most shorted stocks in Arrow Global Group plc terms of % of issued share capital, at present. PETS AT HOME GROUP PLC
DOMINO'S PIZZA GROUP PLC
WEIR GROUP PLC/THE
Royal Mail Plc
HAMMERSON PLC
CARILLION PLC
SIG PLC
KEYWORDS STUDIOS PLC
GW PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
AA PLC
BABCOCK INTL GROUP PLC
METRO BANK PLC
IQE PLC
WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC
DEBENHAMS PLC
Flutter Entertainment plc
CINEWORLD GROUP
PREMIER OIL PLC
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4 Changes in Short Positions 1.5
This chart shows the percentage change in short 1.0 positions from December to January for the top 20 most shorted companies in the UK. (slide above)
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KEYWORDS STUDIOS PLC CINEWORLD GROUP Flutter Entertainment plc DEBENHAMS PLC WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC IQE PLC METROBANK PLC BABCOCKINTL GROUP PLC AA PLC GW PHARMACEUTICALS PLC SIG PLC CARILLION PLC HAMMERSONPLC Royal Mail Plc WEIR GROUPPLC/THE DOMINO'S PIZZA GROUP PLC PETS AT HOME GROUP PLC Arrow Global Group plc AUTO TRADER GROUPPLC -1.5 PREMIER PLCOIL
5 FTSE Price vs Number of Shorts (52 Weeks) 950 4300
The graph shows the total number of shorts each 4250 900 month through the last 12 months, against the FTSE 350’s price performance.
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6 Size of total shorts (£m)
Asia Research & Capital Management Ltd This graph represents the top 20 hedge fund D1 Capital Partners LP shorters by value. ODEY ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP
Coltrane Asset Management, L.P.
AKO Capital LLP for AKO Master Fund Limited
Lansdowne Partners (UK) LLP
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
Sculptor Capital Management Europe Limited
Citadel Europe LLP
BG Master Fund PLC
Natixis
Pelham Long/Short Master Fund Limited
BNP PARIBAS SA
Capstone Volatility Master (Cayman) Limited
Henderson Global Investors
GLG Partners LP
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Marshall Wace LLP
AQR Capital Management, LLC
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