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Positions changed on Thursday 5 February

Company Fund % short Change Date changed
The Sage Group PLC GLG Partners LP 0.77% -0.03% 5 Feb 2026
ICG Plc Marshall Wace LLP 0.60% 0.10% 5 Feb 2026
MONY GROUP PLC Citadel Advisors LLC 0.57% -0.03% 5 Feb 2026
REACH PLC Walleye Capital LLC 0.60% 0.01% 5 Feb 2026
GB GROUP PLC Qube Research & Technologies Limited 1.09% -0.01% 5 Feb 2026
The British Land Co. PLC GLG Partners LP 0.68% 0.16% 5 Feb 2026
GRAINGER PLC Wellington Management International Ltd 0.43% -0.07% 5 Feb 2026
PENNON GROUP PLC BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 0.64% 0.05% 5 Feb 2026
Autotrader Group plc Citadel Advisors LLC 0.71% 0.07% 5 Feb 2026
Diversified Energy Company Millennium Capital (DIFC) Limited 0.53% 0.0% 5 Feb 2026
DRAX GROUP PLC BlackRock Advisors, LLC 0.51% 0.02% 5 Feb 2026
YOUGOV PLC Citadel Advisors LLC 0.96% 0.09% 5 Feb 2026
IBSTOCK PLC BlackRock Advisors, LLC 0.92% -0.11% 5 Feb 2026
PENNON GROUP PLC BlackRock Advisors, LLC 0.91% -0.16% 5 Feb 2026
XPS PENSIONS GROUP PLC Citadel Advisors LLC 0.57% -0.12% 5 Feb 2026
BT GROUP PLC AKO Capital LLP 0.48% -0.02% 5 Feb 2026
HAYS PLC Marshall Wace LLP 0.50% 0.01% 5 Feb 2026
GB GROUP PLC Marshall Wace LLP 1.12% 0.12% 5 Feb 2026
WHITBREAD PLC D. E. Shaw & Co. LP 1.09% -0.02% 5 Feb 2026
WHITBREAD PLC Millennium International Management LP 0.59% -0.01% 5 Feb 2026
IBSTOCK PLC Citadel Advisors LLC 0.69% -0.03% 5 Feb 2026
PEARSON PLC Marshall Wace LLP 0.55% 0.07% 5 Feb 2026
TATE & LYLE PLC D. E. Shaw & Co. LP 0.70% 0.10% 5 Feb 2026
BURBERRY GROUP PLC Marshall Wace LLP 0.68% -0.11% 5 Feb 2026
WPP PLC AKO Capital LLP 0.82% 0.23% 5 Feb 2026
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC Qube Research & Technologies Limited 0.81% 0.11% 5 Feb 2026
Bridgepoint Advisers Group PLC Qube Research & Technologies Limited 0.54% 0.05% 5 Feb 2026
ASHTEAD GROUP PLC Lingotto Investment Management LLP 0.54% 0.11% 5 Feb 2026
HG CAPITAL TRUST PLC Briarwood Chase Management LLC 0.59% 0.0% 5 Feb 2026
BUNZL PLC Ilex Capital Partners (UK) LLP 1.27% 0.15% 5 Feb 2026
Gamma Communications GLG Partners LP 0.59% -0.08% 5 Feb 2026
IMI PLC AKO Capital LLP 0.69% -0.08% 5 Feb 2026
GREGGS PLC D. E. Shaw & Co. LP 1.28% -0.10% 5 Feb 2026
LAND SECURITIES GROUP PLC Marshall Wace LLP 1.71% 0.10% 5 Feb 2026
VICTREX PLC WorldQuant LLC 0.80% 0.07% 5 Feb 2026
S4 CAPITAL PLC Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd 0.50% 0.01% 5 Feb 2026
The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. Citadel Advisors Europe Limited 0.65% -0.13% 5 Feb 2026
SCHRODERS PLC Kintbury Capital LLP 0.79% -0.01% 5 Feb 2026
SYNTHOMER PLC BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited 0.48% -0.06% 5 Feb 2026
RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 0.90% 0.01% 5 Feb 2026
COHORT PLC Voleon Capital Management LP 0.51% 0.0% 5 Feb 2026
Autotrader Group plc Ilex Capital Partners (UK) LLP 0.58% 0.0% 5 Feb 2026
ASHTEAD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC Voleon Capital Management LP 1.40% 0.10% 5 Feb 2026
Fevertree Drinks BlackRock Advisors, LLC 0.46% -0.05% 5 Feb 2026
WH SMITH PLC GLG Partners LP 0.61% 0.02% 5 Feb 2026
KINGFISHER PLC AKO Capital LLP 1.45% -0.14% 5 Feb 2026
CONDUIT HOLDINGS LTD Qube Research & Technologies Limited 0.69% -0.01% 5 Feb 2026
IBSTOCK PLC Acadian Asset Management LLC 0.61% 0.05% 5 Feb 2026
Breedon Group Plc Mirabella Financial Services LLP 0.71% 0.11% 5 Feb 2026
GREGGS PLC Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.61% 0.09% 5 Feb 2026
HAYS PLC AQR Capital Management, LLC 0.50% 0.0% 5 Feb 2026
SECURE TRUST BANK PLC GLG Partners LP 0.58% -0.03% 5 Feb 2026
Wizz Air Holdings PLC Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.62% 0.11% 5 Feb 2026
SIRIUS REAL ESTATE LTD BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 0.62% 0.09% 5 Feb 2026
The Sage Group PLC AKO Capital LLP 0.55% 0.08% 5 Feb 2026
IBSTOCK PLC BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 0.61% 0.0% 5 Feb 2026
VICTREX PLC Marble Bar Asset Management LLP 0.49% -0.09% 5 Feb 2026
GREGGS PLC Two Sigma Investments, LP 0.80% 0.08% 5 Feb 2026
SIRIUS REAL ESTATE LTD BlackRock Advisors, LLC 0.57% -0.09% 5 Feb 2026
DIAGEO PLC Two Sigma Investments, LP 0.80% 0.04% 5 Feb 2026
KAINOS GROUP PLC GLG Partners LP 1.31% 0.06% 5 Feb 2026
PEARSON PLC Citadel Advisors LLC 0.48% -0.03% 5 Feb 2026
PETS AT HOME GROUP PLC JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Ltd 1.06% -0.08% 5 Feb 2026
PAYPOINT PLC Qube Research & Technologies Limited 0.50% 0.0% 5 Feb 2026
Energean Oil & Gas PLC GLG Partners LP 1.39% -0.01% 5 Feb 2026
JD SPORTS FASHION PLC Two Sigma Investments, LP 0.59% -0.06% 5 Feb 2026
HG CAPITAL TRUST PLC Mirabella Financial Services LLP 0.90% 0.14% 5 Feb 2026
WH SMITH PLC Two Sigma Investments, LP 0.79% -0.01% 5 Feb 2026
AVIVA PLC GLG Partners LP 0.70% 0.06% 5 Feb 2026
VICTREX PLC Qube Research & Technologies Limited 0.52% 0.0% 5 Feb 2026
LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC GLG Partners LP 0.61% 0.08% 5 Feb 2026
Pinewood Technologies Group Plc Acadian Asset Management LLC 0.41% -0.22% 5 Feb 2026
TREATT PLC Qube Research & Technologies Limited 0.60% 0.10% 5 Feb 2026