LEG Immobilien faces increased short selling from Marshall Wace

Marshall Wace LLP has increased its net short position in LEG Immobilien by 22 percent, raising its stake from 0.50 percent to 0.61 percent of the company's share capital.

In addition to Marshall Wace, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board also maintains a net short position of 0.56 percent. Together, these two institutional investors hold a combined short position representing 1.17 percent of the total share capital. The LEG Immobilien stock recently saw a decline of 0.78 percent, trading at 45.60 euros.