Dow Jones Industrial Average futures COT positions and historical chart

Official market: DJIA x $5 · CBOT · TFF Futures Only

Latest report: 28 July 2026 · Current weekly data

Current positioning summary

Leveraged Funds held a net-short Dow Jones Industrial Average futures position of 1,194 contracts. The position increased by 2,257 contracts from the preceding available report. The position ranked in the 53th percentile of the latest 156 available reports.

Report date: 28 July 2026

Asset Manager/Institutional

Long: 15,201
Short: 9,036
Net: +6,165
Weekly change: +1,174
Net / open interest: 7.42%
52 reports: 58th percentile
156 reports: 48th percentile

Leveraged Funds

Long: 11,725
Short: 12,919
Net: -1,194
Weekly change: +2,257
Net / open interest: -1.43%
52 reports: 94th percentile
156 reports: 53th percentile

Historical net position

Actual report dates; missing weeks are not interpolated. A data table follows the chart.

Participant category

Accessible historical data

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CFTC positioning observations
Report date	Participant	Long	Short	Net	Weekly change	4-report change	52-report context
2026-07-28	Dealer/Intermediary	37,493	49,044	-11,551	-2,094	-4,975	2th percentile
2026-07-28	Asset Manager/Institutional	15,201	9,036	+6,165	+1,174	-4,070	58th percentile
2026-07-28	Leveraged Funds	11,725	12,919	-1,194	+2,257	+8,784	94th percentile
2026-07-28	Other Reportables	218	0	+218	-22	-1	60th percentile
2026-07-28	Non-Reportable	15,693	9,331	+6,362	-1,315	+262	96th percentile
2026-07-21	Dealer/Intermediary	38,343	47,800	-9,457	-845	-5,495	2th percentile
2026-07-21	Asset Manager/Institutional	13,952	8,961	+4,991	-622	-1,525	44th percentile
2026-07-21	Leveraged Funds	12,695	16,146	-3,451	-673	+5,574	87th percentile
2026-07-21	Other Reportables	240	0	+240	-5	-6	77th percentile
2026-07-21	Non-Reportable	15,586	7,909	+7,677	+2,145	+1,452	98th percentile
2026-07-14	Dealer/Intermediary	36,246	44,858	-8,612	-812	-2,542	2th percentile
2026-07-14	Asset Manager/Institutional	14,343	8,730	+5,613	-169	-2,188	50th percentile
2026-07-14	Leveraged Funds	10,010	12,788	-2,778	-972	+7,480	88th percentile
2026-07-14	Other Reportables	245	0	+245	+16	-363	79th percentile
2026-07-14	Non-Reportable	14,347	8,815	+5,532	+1,937	-2,387	90th percentile
2026-07-07	Dealer/Intermediary	36,419	44,219	-7,800	-1,224	-11,147	6th percentile
2026-07-07	Asset Manager/Institutional	14,342	8,560	+5,782	-4,453	+6,471	52th percentile
2026-07-07	Leveraged Funds	12,114	13,920	-1,806	+8,172	+5,840	90th percentile
2026-07-07	Other Reportables	229	0	+229	+10	+175	77th percentile
2026-07-07	Non-Reportable	13,871	10,276	+3,595	-2,505	-1,339	60th percentile
2026-06-30	Dealer/Intermediary	37,078	43,654	-6,576	-2,614	-11,905	10th percentile
2026-06-30	Asset Manager/Institutional	18,172	7,937	+10,235	+3,719	+9,340	79th percentile
2026-06-30	Leveraged Funds	9,359	19,337	-9,978	-953	+1,766	54th percentile
2026-06-30	Other Reportables	219	0	+219	-27	+147	67th percentile
2026-06-30	Non-Reportable	14,978	8,878	+6,100	-125	+652	94th percentile
2026-06-23	Dealer/Intermediary	37,602	41,564	-3,962	+2,108	-11,633	17th percentile
2026-06-23	Asset Manager/Institutional	15,696	9,180	+6,516	-1,285	+5,804	58th percentile
2026-06-23	Leveraged Funds	8,391	17,416	-9,025	+1,233	+4,784	62th percentile
2026-06-23	Other Reportables	246	0	+246	-362	+178	81th percentile
2026-06-23	Non-Reportable	14,526	8,301	+6,225	-1,694	+867	96th percentile
2026-06-16	Dealer/Intermediary	27,703	33,773	-6,070	-9,417	-21,344	13th percentile
2026-06-16	Asset Manager/Institutional	18,089	10,288	+7,801	+8,490	+14,990	62th percentile
2026-06-16	Leveraged Funds	8,078	18,336	-10,258	-2,612	+1,329	50th percentile
2026-06-16	Other Reportables	808	200	+608	+554	+341	98th percentile
2026-06-16	Non-Reportable	17,295	9,376	+7,919	+2,985	+4,684	100th percentile
2026-06-09	Dealer/Intermediary	35,008	31,661	+3,347	-1,982	-7,342	58th percentile
2026-06-09	Asset Manager/Institutional	14,644	15,333	-689	-1,584	+1,267	8th percentile
2026-06-09	Leveraged Funds	11,160	18,806	-7,646	+4,098	+4,983	67th percentile
2026-06-09	Other Reportables	254	200	+54	-18	-238	65th percentile
2026-06-09	Non-Reportable	13,687	8,753	+4,934	-514	+1,330	88th percentile

How to interpret Dow Jones Industrial Average positioning

What the contract represents

DJIA $5 futures track a price-weighted set of 30 large US companies.

Categories traders monitor

Leveraged and institutional categories can provide context on a contract whose composition differs materially from broader indexes.

Interpretation considerations

Do not treat Dow positioning as interchangeable with S&P 500 or Nasdaq-100 exposure.

Important limitations

The report cannot reveal cross-index spreads or offsetting cash positions.

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