Russell 2000 futures COT positions and historical chart

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

Latest report: 28 July 2026 · Current weekly data

Current positioning summary

Leveraged Funds held a net-short Russell 2000 futures position of 74,620 contracts. The position decreased by 1,152 contracts from the preceding available report. The position ranked in the 21th percentile of the latest 156 available reports.

Report date: 28 July 2026

Asset Manager/Institutional

Long: 158,482
Short: 157,530
Net: +952
Weekly change: +1,842
Net / open interest: 0.22%
52 reports: 19th percentile
156 reports: 10th percentile

Leveraged Funds

Long: 57,742
Short: 132,362
Net: -74,620
Weekly change: -1,152
Net / open interest: -17.89%
52 reports: 29th percentile
156 reports: 21th 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	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
2026-07-14	Dealer/Intermediary	123,858	47,978	+75,880	+5,784	+7,497	90th percentile
2026-07-14	Asset Manager/Institutional	160,337	152,783	+7,554	+7,920	-7,254	21th percentile
2026-07-14	Leveraged Funds	46,377	134,489	-88,112	-15,850	-3,542	13th percentile
2026-07-14	Other Reportables	1,466	8,387	-6,921	+142	+2,339	23th percentile
2026-07-14	Non-Reportable	29,081	17,482	+11,599	+2,004	+960	67th percentile
2026-07-07	Dealer/Intermediary	116,081	45,985	+70,096	-2,003	-15,866	85th percentile
2026-07-07	Asset Manager/Institutional	155,492	155,858	-366	-8,197	+15,949	15th percentile
2026-07-07	Leveraged Funds	61,732	133,994	-72,262	+12,096	+2,192	37th percentile
2026-07-07	Other Reportables	1,601	8,664	-7,063	+207	-7,985	21th percentile
2026-07-07	Non-Reportable	29,421	19,826	+9,595	-2,103	+5,710	56th percentile
2026-06-30	Dealer/Intermediary	115,189	43,090	+72,099	+20,946	-11,881	90th percentile
2026-06-30	Asset Manager/Institutional	153,560	145,729	+7,831	+2,466	+17,965	19th percentile
2026-06-30	Leveraged Funds	62,555	146,913	-84,358	-27,930	-11,018	17th percentile
2026-06-30	Other Reportables	1,250	8,520	-7,270	+2,486	-3,761	19th percentile
2026-06-30	Non-Reportable	29,674	17,976	+11,698	+2,032	+8,695	69th percentile
2026-06-23	Dealer/Intermediary	103,156	52,003	+51,153	-17,230	-17,683	58th percentile
2026-06-23	Asset Manager/Institutional	153,910	148,545	+5,365	-9,443	+11,447	15th percentile
2026-06-23	Leveraged Funds	64,355	120,783	-56,428	+28,142	+11,784	58th percentile
2026-06-23	Other Reportables	910	10,666	-9,756	-496	-9,370	4th percentile
2026-06-23	Non-Reportable	28,398	18,732	+9,666	-973	+3,822	62th percentile
2026-06-16	Dealer/Intermediary	116,923	48,540	+68,383	-17,579	+4,051	85th percentile
2026-06-16	Asset Manager/Institutional	162,921	148,113	+14,808	+31,123	+16,881	31th percentile
2026-06-16	Leveraged Funds	38,733	123,303	-84,570	-10,116	-17,141	15th percentile
2026-06-16	Other Reportables	888	10,148	-9,260	-10,182	-8,892	4th percentile
2026-06-16	Non-Reportable	33,448	22,809	+10,639	+6,754	+5,101	65th percentile
2026-06-09	Dealer/Intermediary	124,143	38,181	+85,962	+1,982	+19,839	96th percentile
2026-06-09	Asset Manager/Institutional	142,337	158,652	-16,315	-6,181	-6,967	2th percentile
2026-06-09	Leveraged Funds	55,435	129,889	-74,454	-1,114	-13,823	33th percentile
2026-06-09	Other Reportables	10,220	9,298	+922	+4,431	+194	88th percentile
2026-06-09	Non-Reportable	26,631	22,746	+3,885	+882	+757	25th 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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