Emini Russell 1000 Value 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 short 11,670 Emini Russell 1000 Value Index futures contracts (up 232 week-over-week), commercials are net long 10,021, and open interest is 29,936 contracts.

-11,670
Large speculators net
10,021
Commercials net
18.2
COT index (3-year)
29,936
Open interest

Positioning — week of 2026-07-21

Trader categoryNet positionWeekly change% of open interestCOT index 26wCOT index 52wCOT index 3y
Large speculators-11,670+232-39.0%65.965.918.2
Commercials10,021+6333.5%22.022.373.6
Small traders1,649-2955.5%73.373.370.2

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 2018

-18k-12k-6k06k12k18k2025-072025-092025-102025-122026-022026-032026-052026-07Large speculatorsCommercials
-18k-12k-6k06k12k18k2021-072022-032022-122023-092024-052025-022025-102026-07Large speculatorsCommercials
-18k-12k-6k06k12k18k2018-022021-072022-052023-032024-012024-102025-082026-07Large speculatorsCommercials

Traders in Financial Futures breakdown — week of 2026-07-21

CategoryNet positionWeekly change
Dealer/intermediary-322+4,366
Asset manager-2,222-4,071
Leveraged funds895+0
Other reportables0+0
Small traders1,649-295

Recent history

Report dateOpen interestLarge spec netΔCommercial netΔSmall trader net
2026-07-2129,936-11,670+23210,021+631,649
2026-07-1433,385-11,902+09,958-3821,944
2026-07-0733,603-11,902+2,89510,340-2,3401,562
2026-06-3034,939-14,797-1312,680-8092,117
2026-06-2330,587-14,784+37113,489-4321,295
2026-06-1632,177-15,155-2113,921+3381,234
2026-06-0931,074-15,134+013,583-1951,551
2026-06-0231,198-15,134-37713,778-1,4051,356
2026-05-2632,326-14,757+015,183+1,075-426
2026-05-1931,794-14,757+5814,108+64649
2026-05-1231,659-14,815-50614,044+954771
2026-05-0531,906-14,309-513,090+301,219
2026-04-2832,039-14,304+26513,060+2731,244
2026-04-2131,682-14,569+012,787-6681,782
2026-04-0732,439-14,569+27513,455-4701,114
2026-03-3132,960-14,844+4413,925-85919
2026-03-2432,496-14,888-1,65814,010+3,183878
2026-03-1739,647-13,230+010,827-1,4782,403
2026-03-1035,160-13,230-2,00512,305+2,538925
2026-03-0336,392-11,225-1,1329,767+1,0111,458
2026-02-2436,209-10,093-2248,756+1881,337
2026-02-1735,582-9,869+5508,568-6461,301
2026-02-1035,504-10,419+3229,214-1,9401,205
2026-02-0334,478-10,741+1,33411,154+343-413
2026-01-2733,382-12,075-48810,811-821,264
2026-01-2033,807-11,587+3910,893+752694

Full history, no login: CSV (2018-02-20 → 2026-07-21) · JSON

Contract facts

(RUSSELL 1000 VALUE INDEX x $50)
Contract unit (CFTC)
239744
CFTC contract code

FAQ

Are large speculators long or short Emini Russell 1000 Value Index futures?
As of the 2026-07-21 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 11,670 contracts in Emini Russell 1000 Value Index futures.
How current is this Emini Russell 1000 Value 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 Emini Russell 1000 Value Index COT history?
The full weekly series (2018-02-20 to 2026-07-21) is free at /data/cot/emini-russell-1000-value-index.csv — no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 239744. Dataset coverage 2018-02-20 → 2026-07-21. Methodology.