Asset Manager/Institutional
- Long
- 16,923
- Short
- 8,332
- Net
- +8,591
- Weekly change
- +3,064
- Net / open interest
- 9.64%
- 52 reports
- 69th percentile
- 156 reports
- 63th percentile
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures COT positions and historical chart
Official market: DJIA x $5 · CBOT · TFF Futures Only
Latest report: 8 September 2026 · processed 11 Sept 2026, 19:31 · Current weekly data
Official CFTC datasetCurrent positioning summary
Leveraged Funds held a net-short Dow Jones Industrial Average futures position of 4,259 contracts. The position decreased by 2,528 contracts from the preceding available report. The position ranked in the 41th percentile of the latest 156 available reports.
Report date: 8 September 2026
Leveraged Funds
- Long
- 9,906
- Short
- 14,165
- Net
- -4,259
- Weekly change
- -2,528
- Net / open interest
- -4.77%
- 52 reports
- 75th percentile
- 156 reports
- 41th percentile
Historical net position
Actual report dates; missing weeks are not interpolated. A data table follows the chart.
Accessible historical data
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| Report date | Participant | Long | Short | Net | Weekly change | 4-report change | 52-report context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | Dealer/Intermediary | 44,554 | 53,199 | -8,645 | -1,331 | +4,757 | 13th percentile |
| 2026-09-08 | Asset Manager/Institutional | 16,923 | 8,332 | +8,591 | +3,064 | +562 | 69th percentile |
| 2026-09-08 | Leveraged Funds | 9,906 | 14,165 | -4,259 | -2,528 | -3,052 | 75th percentile |
| 2026-09-08 | Other Reportables | 309 | 250 | +59 | +60 | -186 | 48th percentile |
| 2026-09-08 | Non-Reportable | 14,973 | 10,719 | +4,254 | +735 | -2,081 | 63th percentile |
| 2026-09-01 | Dealer/Intermediary | 43,825 | 51,139 | -7,314 | +2,181 | +3,922 | 21th percentile |
| 2026-09-01 | Asset Manager/Institutional | 15,318 | 9,791 | +5,527 | +15 | -3,076 | 48th percentile |
| 2026-09-01 | Leveraged Funds | 10,471 | 12,202 | -1,731 | -96 | +1,382 | 87th percentile |
| 2026-09-01 | Other Reportables | 249 | 250 | -1 | -6 | -219 | 21th percentile |
| 2026-09-01 | Non-Reportable | 15,461 | 11,942 | +3,519 | -2,094 | -2,009 | 40th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Dealer/Intermediary | 44,232 | 53,727 | -9,495 | +1,541 | +2,056 | 10th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Asset Manager/Institutional | 16,835 | 11,323 | +5,512 | +3,051 | -653 | 48th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Leveraged Funds | 9,874 | 11,509 | -1,635 | -3,670 | -441 | 88th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Other Reportables | 255 | 250 | +5 | -194 | -213 | 46th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Non-Reportable | 15,796 | 10,183 | +5,613 | -728 | -749 | 83th percentile |
| 2026-08-18 | Dealer/Intermediary | 43,420 | 54,456 | -11,036 | +2,366 | -1,579 | 8th percentile |
| 2026-08-18 | Asset Manager/Institutional | 14,879 | 12,418 | +2,461 | -5,568 | -2,530 | 23th percentile |
| 2026-08-18 | Leveraged Funds | 13,568 | 11,533 | +2,035 | +3,242 | +5,486 | 100th percentile |
| 2026-08-18 | Other Reportables | 449 | 250 | +199 | -46 | -41 | 54th percentile |
| 2026-08-18 | Non-Reportable | 16,287 | 9,946 | +6,341 | +6 | -1,336 | 94th percentile |
| 2026-08-11 | Dealer/Intermediary | 43,132 | 56,534 | -13,402 | -2,166 | -4,790 | 2th percentile |
| 2026-08-11 | Asset Manager/Institutional | 16,798 | 8,769 | +8,029 | -574 | +2,416 | 65th percentile |
| 2026-08-11 | Leveraged Funds | 11,145 | 12,352 | -1,207 | +1,906 | +1,571 | 92th percentile |
| 2026-08-11 | Other Reportables | 245 | 0 | +245 | +27 | 0 | 79th percentile |
| 2026-08-11 | Non-Reportable | 16,130 | 9,795 | +6,335 | +807 | +803 | 92th percentile |
| 2026-08-04 | Dealer/Intermediary | 40,781 | 52,017 | -11,236 | +315 | -3,436 | 4th percentile |
| 2026-08-04 | Asset Manager/Institutional | 15,524 | 6,921 | +8,603 | +2,438 | +2,821 | 71th percentile |
| 2026-08-04 | Leveraged Funds | 15,439 | 18,552 | -3,113 | -1,919 | -1,307 | 87th percentile |
| 2026-08-04 | Other Reportables | 218 | 0 | +218 | 0 | -11 | 60th percentile |
| 2026-08-04 | Non-Reportable | 16,178 | 10,650 | +5,528 | -834 | +1,933 | 85th percentile |
| 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 |
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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