The long / short report July 2026

The long / short report provides a geographic analysis of the long/short market by sector, using S&P Global Market Intelligence's securities finance short interest data.

Highlights from the July’s report include:

Global Equities

Commercial and Professional Services remained the most shorted sector across global equities during the month.   Moves in short interest were less pronounced during the period when compared with previous months with the biggest movers being declines in activity rather than increases.  Commercial and Professional Services experienced the largest rise in short interest (+3bps) along with Pharmaceuticals (+3bps).  The largest decreases were seen in Energy (-9bps), Consumer Durables (+5bps) and Capital Goods (-4bps).

US Equities

The average short interest across US equities fell to 90bps during the month with Utilities maintaining its position as the most shorted sector across US equities.  Large increases in short interest were seen in the Telecommunications Sector (+72bps), the Household and Personal Products sector (+15bps) and Pharmaceutical, Biotech and Lifesciences sector (+10bps).  The largest decreases were seen in Media and Entertainment (-7bps) and Semiconductors (-5bps).

APAC Equities

The average short interest across APAC equities increased to 77 basis points over the month.  A further increase in short interest of +25bps was seen across Household and Personal Products.  Other sectors with the largest increases included, Pharmaceuticals (+18bps), Utilities (+15bps) and Automobiles (+10bps).  The largest declines were seen across Consumer Durables (-18bps), Real Estate (-18bps) and Transport (-16bps).

 EMEA Equities

Average short interest across EMEA equities decreased to 14 basis points during the period.  Short interest either fell or remained unchanged across all EMEA sectors during the month as Insurance remained the most shorted sector across the continent.

 Fixed Income

Utilization increased by 42bps across the government bond markets and by 5bps across corporate bonds.

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