E-Mini S&P Utilities Index COT Report
CFTC Commitments of Traders · report date 2026-07-21 (released Jul 24, 2026) · next report expected Jul 31, 2026 (regular cycle; see the release schedule for holiday shifts)
As of the Jul 21, 2026 COT report, large speculators are net long 2,431 E-Mini S&P Utilities Index futures contracts (down 26 week-over-week), commercials are net short 3,713, and open interest is 28,283 contracts.
2,431
Large speculators net
-3,713
Commercials net
63.5
COT index (3-year)
28,283
Open interest
Positioning — week of 2026-07-21
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators | 2,431 | -26 | 8.6% | 56.9 | 51.6 | 63.5 |
| Commercials | -3,713 | +2,033 | -13.1% | 71.3 | 60.4 | 37.2 |
| Small traders | 1,282 | -2,007 | 4.5% | 0.0 | 34.6 | 63.2 |
Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.
Net positions since 2017
Traders in Financial Futures breakdown — week of 2026-07-21
| Category | Net position | Weekly change |
|---|---|---|
| Dealer/intermediary | -21,138 | +1,755 |
| Asset manager | 17,002 | +258 |
| Leveraged funds | 2,854 | -6 |
| Other reportables | 0 | +0 |
| Small traders | 1,282 | -2,007 |
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | 28,283 | 2,431 | -26 | -3,713 | +2,033 | 1,282 |
| 2026-07-14 | 28,151 | 2,457 | +73 | -5,746 | -337 | 3,289 |
| 2026-07-07 | 26,658 | 2,384 | -119 | -5,409 | -25 | 3,025 |
| 2026-06-30 | 26,480 | 2,503 | +233 | -5,384 | -966 | 2,881 |
| 2026-06-23 | 21,081 | 2,270 | +1,192 | -4,418 | -995 | 2,148 |
| 2026-06-16 | 28,586 | 1,078 | +484 | -3,423 | -672 | 2,345 |
| 2026-06-09 | 20,909 | 594 | -496 | -2,751 | +378 | 2,157 |
| 2026-06-02 | 22,775 | 1,090 | +187 | -3,129 | -121 | 2,039 |
| 2026-05-26 | 21,580 | 903 | -172 | -3,008 | -177 | 2,105 |
| 2026-05-19 | 21,515 | 1,075 | +139 | -2,831 | +318 | 1,756 |
| 2026-05-12 | 19,526 | 936 | +2,155 | -3,149 | -1,755 | 2,213 |
| 2026-05-05 | 22,359 | -1,219 | -1,693 | -1,394 | +1,679 | 2,613 |
| 2026-04-28 | 23,097 | 474 | -1,125 | -3,073 | +665 | 2,599 |
| 2026-04-21 | 25,700 | 1,599 | -404 | -3,738 | +1,034 | 2,139 |
| 2026-04-14 | 26,943 | 2,003 | -237 | -4,772 | -805 | 2,769 |
| 2026-04-07 | 25,983 | 2,240 | -2,131 | -3,967 | +2,371 | 1,727 |
| 2026-03-31 | 22,932 | 4,371 | -477 | -6,338 | +419 | 1,967 |
| 2026-03-24 | 21,347 | 4,848 | +2,066 | -6,757 | -1,718 | 1,909 |
| 2026-03-17 | 27,123 | 2,782 | -2,410 | -5,039 | +2,739 | 2,257 |
| 2026-03-10 | 24,159 | 5,192 | +898 | -7,778 | -824 | 2,586 |
| 2026-03-03 | 23,242 | 4,294 | -276 | -6,954 | +2,511 | 2,660 |
| 2026-02-24 | 24,928 | 4,570 | +595 | -9,465 | -3,002 | 4,895 |
| 2026-02-17 | 24,286 | 3,975 | +106 | -6,463 | +270 | 2,488 |
| 2026-02-10 | 25,409 | 3,869 | -704 | -6,733 | +1,120 | 2,864 |
| 2026-02-03 | 24,002 | 4,573 | +2,710 | -7,853 | -3,296 | 3,280 |
| 2026-01-27 | 23,391 | 1,863 | +922 | -4,557 | -644 | 2,694 |
Full history, no login: CSV (2017-06-13 → 2026-07-21) · JSON
Contract facts
($100 x S&P Select Sector Utilities Inde
Contract unit (CFTC)
13874J
CFTC contract code
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short E-Mini S&P Utilities Index futures?
- As of the 2026-07-21 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 2,431 contracts in E-Mini S&P Utilities Index futures.
- How current is this E-Mini S&P Utilities Index COT data?
- The latest report is dated 2026-07-21 (positions as of that Tuesday's close), published by the CFTC on 2026-07-24. This page updates within minutes of each weekly release.
- Where can I download E-Mini S&P Utilities Index COT history?
- The full weekly series (2017-06-13 to 2026-07-21) is free at /data/cot/e-mini-s-and-p-utilities-index.csv — no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 13874J. Dataset coverage 2017-06-13 → 2026-07-21. Methodology.