Quantitative Research

HK Short Interest Weekly: Zijin Mining, Kingboard Laminates, Tencent, Alibaba, AIA, Sunny Optical

04 Jul 2026 By Ke Yan, CFA
← All Research Reports

Abstract: We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short positions as of Jun 26th. The aggregate short value for equities decreased by $7,480m (-5.5%) week-on-week and by $9,379m (-6.8%) over the preceding four weeks, reflecting broad short covering across the market. On the short increase side, Kingboard Laminates (1888 HK) was the standout, with short value rising +$428m (+27.2%) over one week and +$1,226m (+158.7%) over four weeks. On the short cover side, the largest reductions came from Xiaomi (1810 HK, -$838m, -16.6%), Ping An (2318 HK, -$663m, -8.9%), Zijin Mining (2899 HK, -$600m, -20.1%), Tencent (700 HK, -$410m, -13.0%), and Alibaba (9988 HK, -$397m, -24.4%). Over four weeks, AIA (1299 HK) and Sunny Optical (2382 HK) also saw meaningful short cover of -$502m (-29.9%) and -$492m (-31.8%) respectively.

TENCENT (700 HK) Sunny Optical (2382 HK) ZIJIN MINING (2899 HK) AIA (1299 HK) ALIBABA (9988 HK) KINGBOARD LAMINATES (1888 HK)

Highlighted Stocks

TENCENT, Sunny Optical, ZIJIN MINING, AIA, ALIBABA, KINGBOARD LAMINATES

Interested in the full report? Get in touch with our team.