The long / short report August 2023

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Global equities short interest remained flat over the month. REITs, financial services and transport were the most shorted sectors.

Across North American equities, short interest decreased by 3bps over the month. The largest increase in short interest was seen across the household and personal products sector.

Short interest across equities in the APAC region increased during the month. Short interest increased across the commercial and professional services (+16bps), pharmaceuticals (+14bps), materials (+12bps) and the semiconductor (+11bps) sectors.

Across EMEA, short interest decreased by 20bps. Average short interest stood at 20bps and the most shorted sector was real estate and property management.

Short interest increased by 85bps across the government bond markets and declined by 12bps across corporate bonds.

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