Russell 2000 futures COT positions and historical chart

Official market: RUSSELL E-MINI · CME · TFF Futures Only

Latest report: 8 September 2026 · processed 11 Sept 2026, 19:31 · Current weekly data

Current positioning summary

Leveraged Funds held a net-short Russell 2000 futures position of 110,147 contracts. The position decreased by 648 contracts from the preceding available report. The position ranked in the 3th percentile of the latest 156 available reports.

Report date: 8 September 2026

Asset Manager/Institutional

Long: 157,704
Short: 134,140
Net: +23,564
Weekly change: +6,066
Net / open interest: 5.46%
52 reports: 63th percentile
156 reports: 39th percentile

Leveraged Funds

Long: 59,759
Short: 169,906
Net: -110,147
Weekly change: -648
Net / open interest: -25.54%
52 reports: 2th percentile
156 reports: 3th 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
2026-09-08	Dealer/Intermediary	134,563	44,944	+89,619	-6,974	-1,075	96th percentile
2026-09-08	Asset Manager/Institutional	157,704	134,140	+23,564	+6,066	+13,434	63th percentile
2026-09-08	Leveraged Funds	59,759	169,906	-110,147	-648	-14,989	2th percentile
2026-09-08	Other Reportables	2,578	11,319	-8,741	-587	+4,799	13th percentile
2026-09-08	Non-Reportable	27,265	21,560	+5,705	+2,143	-2,169	27th percentile
2026-09-01	Dealer/Intermediary	137,918	41,325	+96,593	+12,685	+16,680	100th percentile
2026-09-01	Asset Manager/Institutional	156,116	138,618	+17,498	+5,167	+11,300	50th percentile
2026-09-01	Leveraged Funds	52,898	162,397	-109,499	-11,799	-24,354	2th percentile
2026-09-01	Other Reportables	3,108	11,262	-8,154	-950	+3,230	15th percentile
2026-09-01	Non-Reportable	26,961	23,399	+3,562	-5,103	-6,856	19th percentile
2026-08-25	Dealer/Intermediary	131,266	47,358	+83,908	-2,223	+9,394	92th percentile
2026-08-25	Asset Manager/Institutional	153,765	141,434	+12,331	-2,023	+11,379	40th percentile
2026-08-25	Leveraged Funds	50,922	148,622	-97,700	+2,086	-23,080	4th percentile
2026-08-25	Other Reportables	3,158	10,362	-7,204	+803	+490	25th percentile
2026-08-25	Non-Reportable	28,665	20,000	+8,665	+1,357	+1,817	42th percentile
2026-08-18	Dealer/Intermediary	137,077	50,946	+86,131	-4,563	+14,025	98th percentile
2026-08-18	Asset Manager/Institutional	157,511	143,157	+14,354	+4,224	+15,244	40th percentile
2026-08-18	Leveraged Funds	49,530	149,316	-99,786	-4,628	-26,318	2th percentile
2026-08-18	Other Reportables	3,172	11,179	-8,007	+5,533	-582	15th percentile
2026-08-18	Non-Reportable	28,543	21,235	+7,308	-566	-2,369	35th percentile
2026-08-11	Dealer/Intermediary	138,550	47,856	+90,694	+10,781	+14,814	100th percentile
2026-08-11	Asset Manager/Institutional	153,494	143,364	+10,130	+3,932	+2,576	35th percentile
2026-08-11	Leveraged Funds	48,415	143,573	-95,158	-10,013	-7,046	2th percentile
2026-08-11	Other Reportables	3,172	16,712	-13,540	-2,156	-6,619	2th percentile
2026-08-11	Non-Reportable	27,823	19,949	+7,874	-2,544	-3,725	38th percentile
2026-08-04	Dealer/Intermediary	131,697	51,784	+79,913	+5,399	+9,817	94th percentile
2026-08-04	Asset Manager/Institutional	154,623	148,425	+6,198	+5,246	+6,564	23th percentile
2026-08-04	Leveraged Funds	51,445	136,590	-85,145	-10,525	-12,883	13th percentile
2026-08-04	Other Reportables	3,511	14,895	-11,384	-3,690	-4,321	2th percentile
2026-08-04	Non-Reportable	29,146	18,728	+10,418	+3,570	+823	60th percentile
2026-07-28	Dealer/Intermediary	126,231	51,717	+74,514	+2,408	+2,415	88th percentile
2026-07-28	Asset Manager/Institutional	158,482	157,530	+952	+1,842	-6,879	19th percentile
2026-07-28	Leveraged Funds	57,742	132,362	-74,620	-1,152	+9,738	29th percentile
2026-07-28	Other Reportables	1,689	9,383	-7,694	-269	-424	12th percentile
2026-07-28	Non-Reportable	25,961	19,113	+6,848	-2,829	-4,850	35th percentile
2026-07-21	Dealer/Intermediary	120,936	48,830	+72,106	-3,774	+20,953	88th percentile
2026-07-21	Asset Manager/Institutional	158,360	159,250	-890	-8,444	-6,255	15th percentile
2026-07-21	Leveraged Funds	55,341	128,809	-73,468	+14,644	-17,040	33th percentile
2026-07-21	Other Reportables	1,468	8,893	-7,425	-504	+2,331	13th percentile
2026-07-21	Non-Reportable	28,340	18,663	+9,677	-1,922	+11	58th percentile

How to interpret Russell 2000 positioning

What the contract represents

Russell 2000 E-mini futures provide exposure to US small-cap equities.

Categories traders monitor

Leveraged Fund positioning can be compared with institutional holdings when researching risk appetite and relative-value themes.

Interpretation considerations

Small-cap sensitivity differs from large-cap index contracts, and cross-index spreads can dominate positioning.

Important limitations

COT cannot connect the Russell leg to an offsetting S&P or Nasdaq position.

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