UK Shorting Madness
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Truth Creates Light 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 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 Amount Shorted (%) 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 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 16.00 18.00 20.00 Amount shorted (%) 4 5 for the top the for y Januar to December December This chart shows the percentage change in shortin change percentage the shows chart This from positions (slide UK. the in companies shorted most 20 above) AUTO TRADER GROUP PLC Arrow Global Group plc 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 Changes in ShortChanges Positions METRO BANK PLC IQE PLC WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC DEBENHAMS PLC Flutter Entertainment plc CINEWORLD GROUP PREMIER OIL PLC 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 -1.5 -1.0 -0.5 Chnage (%) Chnage 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. 4200 850 4150 800 4100 750 4050 700 4000 650 3950 600 3900 Mar 2019 Apr 2019 May 2019 Jun 2019 Jul 2019 Aug 2019 Sep 2019 Oct 2019 Nov 2019 Dec 2019 Jan 2020 Feb 2020 Number of shorts FTSE Price 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 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 Size of total shorts (£m) 7.