S&P 500 Short Interest Changes by Industry on Jan. 31
By Bloomberg News -
2012-02-10T18:24:34Z
(Corrects table published with blank columns on Feb. 9.)
The following are the short interest positions and short interest vs float ratio aggregated by sector and industry group for companies listed in the S&P 500 Index as of the Jan. 31 settlement date. The total positions decreased 8.15 percent from previous period. The ratios of short interest vs. float decreased 0.19 percent from previous period.
Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 1/31 1/13 %Chg 1/31 1/13 Chg 1/31
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Total Company 500 6,162 6,709 -8.15 2.15 2.34 -0.19 1.9
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Consumer Discretionary #cos 1/31 1/13 %Chg 1/31 1/13 Chg 1/31
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Automobiles & Componen 5 200.1 195.5 2.4 3.98 3.89 0.09 2.5
Consumer Durables & Ap 13 146.4 150.5 -2.7 5.60 5.76 -0.16 2.8
Consumer Services 14 114.9 126.2 -8.9 2.80 3.07 -0.27 2.2
Media 16 232.0 264.3 -12.2 2.26 2.57 -0.31 2.6
Retailing 32 384.3 429.6 -10.5 4.23 4.72 -0.49 2.8
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Total 80 1,077.7 1,166.0 -7.6 3.47 3.75 -0.28 2.6
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Consumer Staples #cos 1/31 1/13 %Chg 1/31 1/13 Chg 1/31
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Food & Staples Retaili 9 212.8 221.9 -4.1 3.42 3.57 -0.15 4.3
Food Beverage & Tobacc 27 184.2 213.9 -13.9 1.22 1.41 -0.20 2.2
Household & Personal P 6 51.2 64.1 -20.1 1.16 1.45 -0.29 1.8
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Total 42 448.2 500.0 -10.4 1.74 1.94 -0.20 2.8
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 1/31 1/13 %Chg 1/31 1/13 Chg 1/31
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Energy 43 430.0 458.1 -6.1 1.90 2.03 -0.12 1.6
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Financials #cos 1/31 1/13 %Chg 1/31 1/13 Chg 1/31
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Banks 15 215.7 255.2 -15.5 1.49 1.77 -0.27 1.2
Diversified Financials 27 442.4 503.0 -12.0 1.63 1.85 -0.22 0.9
Insurance 22 182.6 189.8 -3.8 2.06 2.14 -0.08 2.1
Real Estate 17 201.9 209.3 -3.5 3.98 4.12 -0.15 4.2
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Total 81 1,042.6 1,157.3 -9.9 1.88 2.08 -0.21 1.3
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Health Care #cos 1/31 1/13 %Chg 1/31 1/13 Chg 1/31
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Health Care Equipment 31 291.5 309.0 -5.7 2.82 2.99 -0.17 2.9
Pharmaceuticals, Biote 21 306.8 333.7 -8.1 1.36 1.48 -0.12 1.8
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Total 52 598.2 642.7 -6.9 1.82 1.96 -0.14 2.2
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Industrials #cos 1/31 1/13 %Chg 1/31 1/13 Chg 1/31
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Capital Goods 41 342.2 372.9 -8.2 1.51 1.64 -0.13 2.2
Commercial & Professio 11 143.4 125.9 13.9 7.76 6.81 0.95 7.0
Transportation 9 68.5 76.7 -10.6 1.69 1.88 -0.20 1.8
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Total 61 554.1 575.4 -3.7 1.93 2.01 -0.07 2.6
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Information Technology #cos 1/31 1/13 %Chg 1/31 1/13 Chg 1/31
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Semiconductors & Semic 17 403.8 480.2 -15.9 3.29 3.91 -0.62 1.7
Software & Services 31 338.1 401.5 -15.8 1.49 1.76 -0.27 1.5
Technology Hardware & 23 416.1 458.9 -9.3 2.10 2.32 -0.22 1.8
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Total 71 1,158.0 1,340.6 -13.6 2.11 2.44 -0.33 1.7
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 1/31 1/13 %Chg 1/31 1/13 Chg 1/31
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Materials 30 280.8 302.2 -7.1 3.09 3.33 -0.24 2.2
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 1/31 1/13 %Chg 1/31 1/13 Chg 1/31
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Telecommunication Serv 7 322.8 305.2 5.8 2.28 2.16 0.12 2.6
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 1/31 1/13 %Chg 1/31 1/13 Chg 1/31
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Utilities 33 249.3 261.1 -4.5 2.12 2.22 -0.10 2.4
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