Quantitative Research

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Sep 18th): SK Hynix, DB HiTek, SIMMTECH, JEL, Samsung Elec (PREF)

18 Sep 2026 By Ke Yan, CFA
← All Research Reports

Abstract: We analyzed KRX short interest for stocks with market capitalization of at least USD 100m as of September 18th, with aggregate short interest at USD18,119m. Short interest decreased 3.4% over the week, a larger decline than the KOSPI index which fell 0.2%. Among weekly increases in short value, SK Hynix led with short value rising USD70m (+230%), followed by DB HiTek (+USD48m, +59%) and JEL (+USD34m, +13%). On the decrease side, Hyundai Motor saw the largest reduction at -USD134m (-13%), followed by Samsung Elec (PREF) at -USD66m (-20%) and SIMMTECH at -USD28m (-39%).

SIMMTECH (222800 KS) Samsung Elec (PREF) (005935 KS) SK Hynix (000660 KS) JEL (036930 KS) DB HiTek (000990 KS)

Highlighted Stocks

SIMMTECH, Samsung Elec (PREF), SK Hynix, JEL, DB HiTek

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