MSCI EAFE 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 8,111 MSCI EAFE futures contracts (down 9,910 week-over-week), commercials are net long 865, and open interest is 442,182 contracts.

-8,111
Large speculators net
865
Commercials net
59.9
COT index (3-year)
442,182
Open interest

Positioning — week of 2026-07-21

Trader categoryNet positionWeekly change% of open interestCOT index 26wCOT index 52wCOT index 3y
Large speculators-8,111-9,910-1.8%44.041.659.9
Commercials865+9,5590.2%53.356.140.2
Small traders7,246+3511.6%62.653.853.8

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 2011

-40k-30k-20k-10k010k20k30k2025-072025-092025-112025-122026-022026-032026-052026-07Large speculatorsCommercials
-60k-30k030k60k2021-082022-042023-012023-092024-062025-022025-112026-07Large speculatorsCommercials
-90k-60k-30k030k60k90k2011-062013-082015-092017-112020-012022-032024-042026-06Large speculatorsCommercials

This week in numbers

Every sentence above is computed from the stored series — no commentary, no forecasts.

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

CategoryNet positionWeekly change
Dealer/intermediary-231,247-46
Asset manager245,410+5,600
Leveraged funds-21,369-5,901
Other reportables-40-4
Small traders7,246+351

Recent history

Report dateOpen interestLarge spec netΔCommercial netΔSmall trader net
2026-07-21442,182-8,111-9,910865+9,5597,246
2026-07-14444,7011,799-690-8,694+2,0526,895
2026-07-07446,4922,489-1,237-10,746-4088,257
2026-06-30442,9823,726-1,700-10,338+2,4386,612
2026-06-23449,8805,426+10,990-12,776-10,0847,350
2026-06-16574,165-5,564-8,600-2,692+7,4848,256
2026-06-09474,2463,036+7,128-10,176-7,9227,140
2026-06-02470,563-4,092+13,655-2,254-13,2176,346
2026-05-26474,956-17,747+5,18210,963-5,0156,784
2026-05-19470,347-22,929-10,97015,978+10,4086,951
2026-05-12451,198-11,959-7,6315,570+8,0096,389
2026-05-05454,281-4,328+16,157-2,439-16,0236,767
2026-04-28458,047-20,485-10,54513,584+11,0656,901
2026-04-21453,706-9,940-5,8822,519+4,7047,421
2026-04-14460,246-4,058+4,856-2,185-3,3496,243
2026-04-07491,348-8,914+25,8461,164-31,5817,750
2026-03-31468,971-34,760-17,79432,745+23,8382,015
2026-03-24458,467-16,966-22,7268,907+23,6368,059
2026-03-17578,2225,760-16,124-14,729+17,5308,969
2026-03-10426,69821,884-110-32,259-94610,375
2026-03-03424,53321,994+17,579-31,313-16,7289,319
2026-02-24424,1084,415-1,923-14,585+1,97010,170
2026-02-17408,6226,338-11,952-16,555+11,90710,217
2026-02-10395,55218,290-7,565-28,462+7,05710,172
2026-02-03412,84925,855+1,965-35,519-2,0639,664
2026-01-27423,67123,890-679-33,456-2,5969,566

Full history, no login: CSV (2011-06-14 → 2026-07-21) · JSON

Contract facts

(MSCI EAFE INDEX X $50)
Contract unit (CFTC)
244041
CFTC contract code

FAQ

Are large speculators long or short MSCI EAFE futures?
As of the 2026-07-21 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 8,111 contracts in MSCI EAFE futures.
How current is this MSCI EAFE 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 MSCI EAFE COT history?
The full weekly series (2011-06-14 to 2026-07-21) is free at /data/cot/msci-eafe.csv — no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 244041. Dataset coverage 2011-06-14 → 2026-07-21. Methodology.