German equities hedge‑fund short‑selling activity

Timeline

1. 2 days ago

   [BUSINESS] 5 sources

   SAP and HENSOLDT shares climb as analysts raise AI outlook and hedge funds cut shorts

   SAP shares rose sharply as Barclays kept an overweight stance despite cutting its price target, while HENSOLDT gained modestly after AQR reduced its short position.

2. 19 days ago

   [BUSINESS] 2 sources

   K+S and HENSOLDT face shifting hedge‑fund short bets

   Hedge funds trimmed short on K+S to 0.69% while keeping sizable positions, and raised short on HENSOLDT to 0.51%; both German stocks stay under pressure amid sector‑specific fundamentals.

3. 19 days ago

   [BUSINESS] 4 sources

   German stocks Nordex and Brenntag see hedge‑fund short‑position shifts as shares rise

   Nordex shares rose 3.44% as D.E. Shaw cut its short stake; Brenntag gained 1.80% while AQR increased its short position, showing mixed hedge‑fund sentiment on the German stocks.

4. 21 days ago

   [BUSINESS] 2 sources

   Scout24 stock faces increased short positions as hedge funds raise bets

   Hedge funds increased short bets on Germany's Scout24, with Millennium raising its net short to 0.51% and the stock slipping to €73.10, down 0.61%.

5. about 1 month ago

   [BUSINESS] 4 sources

   Evotec SE reports insider share sale as German firms disclose insider trades

   Evotec SE insider sold €576k of shares; LANXESS insider bought €1.5 m; MHP Hotel AG shares were purchased for €390k by Greenpeak Real Estate.

6. about 1 month ago

   [BUSINESS] 3 sources

   Scout24 hikes dividend as short‑seller activity shifts in German tech and healthcare stocks

   Scout24 raised its dividend by 14% and renewed share‑buy‑back plans, while Nagarro saw a price rise as Citadel cut its short stake and Fresenius Medical Care faced increased short positions from Marshall Wace.

7. about 1 month ago

   [BUSINESS] 2 sources

   TAG Immobilien and JENOPTIK see mixed hedge‑fund sentiment as German shares rise

   TAG Immobilien and JENOPTIK saw mixed hedge‑fund short moves as their German shares rose, with Marshall Wace cutting TAG’s short but raising JENOPTIK’s, and WorldQuant increasing TAG’s short.

8. about 2 months ago

   [BUSINESS] 2 sources

   Short-seller positions decline in German tech stocks Carl Zeiss Meditec and LPKF

   Major hedge funds trimmed short positions in Carl Zeiss Meditec and LPKF, coinciding with modest to strong price gains for the German tech stocks.

9. about 2 months ago

   [BUSINESS] 2 sources

   Renk Group of Germany Reports Record €6.9bn Order Backlog and Raises Dividend

   Renk Group posted a record €6.9 bn order backlog, approved a €0.58 dividend (up 38 %) and saw its MDAX shares trade around €50 after a year‑over‑year 34 % drop.

10. about 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources

    Marshall Wace trims short bets on German stocks Hugo Boss and Jenoptik

    Marshall Wace cut short positions in Hugo Boss (to 1.86 %) and Jenoptik (to 0.49 %), the latter falling below the 0.5 % reporting line; both stocks rose modestly.

11. about 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources

    Hedge funds tweak short bets on German Evotec and FUCHS stocks

    Hedge funds reduced Evotec’s short stake to 0.68 % while increasing FUCHS’s short position to over 1 %, highlighting mixed sentiment on German biotech and chemical stocks.

12. about 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources

    RENK proposes €0.58 dividend at June AGM amid governance changes and hedge‑fund short‑interest

    RENK’s June AGM approved a €0.58 dividend, introduced a group‑control pact, and saw AQR trim its short position to 2.09%; total short interest remains above 4%.

13. 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 5 sources

    Hedge Funds Increase Short Bets on German MDAX Movers RENK and LANXESS

    Hedge funds raised short positions on Germany's RENK and LANXESS stocks as both rallied about 3%, increasing short‑squeeze risk.