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These are the 10 most shorted ASX shares

The Motley Fool Australia James Mickleboro

5 Oct 2026 07:50 AEDT Share tips Commentary on which shares to buy. Summary

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The top 10 most shorted ASX shares DroneShield Ltd has returned to the top of the table with short interest of 15.2%, up from 14.3% last week.

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Niral Score 21.3 · mostly calm mundaneloaded

10 more readings adjectives, repeated words, sourcing, mood and 6 at zero

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Sourcing 36 unattributednamed sources Mood 53.5 sorrowjoyful

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Sentiment 0 hostilefavourable Political diction 0 left-codedright-coded Generational 0 harder on the oldharder on the young Gender 0 no gendered framingframing throughout Jingoistic 0 reports to a readerwrites from a camp Religious 0 not invokedovert

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