Hazeltree: Short sellers target lifestyle and technology brands in June
11 July 2025 Global
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The hedge fund market saw broad-based gains, continued inflows, and signs of strategic repositioning, as reflected in short-selling activity tracked in Hazeltree鈥檚 recent data.
Across all regions, short sellers targeted consumer lifestyle and technology brands, according to the June 2025 Shortside Crowdedness Report.
The report is a monthly listing of the top 10 most crowded shorted securities in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions, categorised by large, mid, and small-cap ranges.
Tim Smith, managing director of data insights at Hazeltree, says: 鈥淲hile consumer lifestyle brands have continued to dominate the top 10 most crowded shorts over the past two months, in June we also saw a renewed focus on technology names across all market caps globally.
鈥淥ne notable shift was the disappearance of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF from the Americas large-cap top 10, which may signal a pivot away from broad US equity exposure in favour of international allocations.鈥�
He highlights that the Goldman Sachs Group entered the top 10 for the first time this year 鈥� 鈥減otentially a response to the firm鈥檚 strong stress test results, its planned dividend hike, and continued cost-control efforts, including layoffs鈥�.
For June, Hazeltree revealed that energy company Chevron was the most crowded security in the large-cap category for the Americas, scoring high for a second month and a fourth time in 2025.
The firm takes the top spot from Live Nation Entertainment, which drops to second place, while Super Micro Computer came in third with the highest institutional supply utilisation figure for the seven consecutive month.
Further, the mid-cap category was led by EchoStar Corporation, while Edgewell Personal Care Company took the top spot for small-caps.
In the EMEA region, the large-cap category was dominated by Kering and LVMH Mo毛t Hennessy for a second month in a row, joined by BE Semiconductor Industries.
For the mid-cap category, Melrose Industries was the most crowded security, with Worldline leading the small-caps.
The report also highlights the leaders in APAC, which for the large-cap category were both ANTA Sports Products and Oriental Land. The firms鈥� scores were tied for the second time this year.
For the second consecutive month, Ibiden leads the mid-cap category as the most crowded security, with Money Forward taking the top spot for small-caps for the third time in 2025.
Hazeltree compiles data from its proprietary securities finance platform, which tracks approximately 15,000 global equities across the three regions.
糖心vlog are assigned a Hazeltree Crowdedness Score, a key metric that grades securities on a scale of 1 to 99, with 99 representing the highest concentration of shorting activity.
Across all regions, short sellers targeted consumer lifestyle and technology brands, according to the June 2025 Shortside Crowdedness Report.
The report is a monthly listing of the top 10 most crowded shorted securities in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions, categorised by large, mid, and small-cap ranges.
Tim Smith, managing director of data insights at Hazeltree, says: 鈥淲hile consumer lifestyle brands have continued to dominate the top 10 most crowded shorts over the past two months, in June we also saw a renewed focus on technology names across all market caps globally.
鈥淥ne notable shift was the disappearance of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF from the Americas large-cap top 10, which may signal a pivot away from broad US equity exposure in favour of international allocations.鈥�
He highlights that the Goldman Sachs Group entered the top 10 for the first time this year 鈥� 鈥減otentially a response to the firm鈥檚 strong stress test results, its planned dividend hike, and continued cost-control efforts, including layoffs鈥�.
For June, Hazeltree revealed that energy company Chevron was the most crowded security in the large-cap category for the Americas, scoring high for a second month and a fourth time in 2025.
The firm takes the top spot from Live Nation Entertainment, which drops to second place, while Super Micro Computer came in third with the highest institutional supply utilisation figure for the seven consecutive month.
Further, the mid-cap category was led by EchoStar Corporation, while Edgewell Personal Care Company took the top spot for small-caps.
In the EMEA region, the large-cap category was dominated by Kering and LVMH Mo毛t Hennessy for a second month in a row, joined by BE Semiconductor Industries.
For the mid-cap category, Melrose Industries was the most crowded security, with Worldline leading the small-caps.
The report also highlights the leaders in APAC, which for the large-cap category were both ANTA Sports Products and Oriental Land. The firms鈥� scores were tied for the second time this year.
For the second consecutive month, Ibiden leads the mid-cap category as the most crowded security, with Money Forward taking the top spot for small-caps for the third time in 2025.
Hazeltree compiles data from its proprietary securities finance platform, which tracks approximately 15,000 global equities across the three regions.
糖心vlog are assigned a Hazeltree Crowdedness Score, a key metric that grades securities on a scale of 1 to 99, with 99 representing the highest concentration of shorting activity.
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