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Edison Group UK Short Monitor Weekly Short Declarations
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500 The graph shows weekly short declarations to the FCA since 2016. (Done on a weekly basis, 450 Monday to Friday)
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0 01/2016 04/2016 07/2016 10/2016 01/2017 04/2017 07/2017 10/2017 01/2018 04/2018 07/2018 10/2018 01/2019 04/2019 07/2019 10/2019 01/2020 04/2020 07/2020
2 Top Total UK Shorts Here we demonstrate the top 20 most
VODAFONE GROUP PLC shorted stocks in terms of % of issued
FUTURE PLC share capital, at present.
CAPITA PLC
IQE PLC
BLUE PRISM GROUP PLC
BABCOCK INTL GROUP PLC
PETS AT HOME GROUP PLC
PETROFAC LTD
DOMINO'S PIZZA GROUP PLC
PETROPAVLOVSK PLC
TUI AG
CARILLION PLC
PEARSON PLC
TULLOW OIL PLC
Royal Mail Plc
PREMIER OIL PLC
SAINSBURY (J) PLC
METRO BANK PLC
CINEWORLD GROUP
HAMMERSON PLC
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Amount shorted (%)
3 Changes in Short Positions 2.5 This chart shows the percentage change in short positions from the 2.0 last time the Short Monitor was run (end-July to end-August) for the top 20 most shorted companies in the 1.5 UK. (slide 3)
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0.5 Chnage (%)Chnage
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METROBANK PLC CINEWORLD GROUP SAINSBURY (J) PLC PREMIER PLCOIL Royal Mail Plc TULLOWOIL PLC PEARSONPLC CARILLION PLC TUI AG PETROPAVLOVSK PLC DOMINO'S PIZZA GROUP PLC PETROFAC LTD PETS AT HOME GROUP PLC BABCOCKINTL GROUP PLC BLUE PRISM GROUP PLC IQE PLC CAPITAPLC FUTURE PLC -1.5 HAMMERSONPLC
4 Top Movers August
CINEWORLD GROUP This chart shows UK companies that were subjected to the greatest shorting activity in STRIX GROUP PLC terms of percentage of issued share capital, in BOOHOO.COM PLC August. NETWORK INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS PLC FEVERTREE DRINKS PLC
CAPITA PLC
AUTO TRADER GROUP PLC
BRITVIC PLC
Kier Group plc
GREENCORE GROUP PLC
TRAVIS PERKINS PLC B&M EUROPEAN VALUE RETAIL S.A. PETS AT HOME GROUP PLC
N. Brown Group
SENIOR PLC
REACH PLC
TUI AG
JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC
SAINSBURY (J) PLC
ITV PLC
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