S&P 500 Short Interest Changes by Industry Group as of Nov. 15
By Bloomberg News -
2012-11-30T20:59:31Z
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 Nov. 15 settlement date. The total positions increased 2.69 percent from previous period. The ratios of short interest vs. float increased 0.06 percent from previous period.
Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 11/15 10/31 %Chg 11/15 10/31 Chg 11/15
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Total Company 500 7,260 7,070 2.69 2.52 2.46 0.06 2.7
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Consumer Discretionary #cos 11/15 10/31 %Chg 11/15 10/31 Chg 11/15
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Automobiles & Componen 5 213.8 188.3 13.6 4.30 3.78 0.51 3.6
Consumer Durables & Ap 14 163.5 160.4 1.9 6.19 6.08 0.11 3.5
Consumer Services 13 120.6 119.4 0.9 3.05 3.01 0.03 2.7
Media 16 246.4 244.4 0.8 2.51 2.48 0.04 2.6
Retailing 32 441.9 435.8 1.4 4.88 4.81 0.07 3.4
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Total 80 1,186.2 1,148.3 3.3 3.90 3.76 0.13 3.1
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Consumer Staples #cos 11/15 10/31 %Chg 11/15 10/31 Chg 11/15
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Food & Staples Retaili 8 191.3 190.0 0.7 3.33 3.30 0.03 4.7
Food Beverage & Tobacc 28 286.3 275.1 4.1 1.65 1.59 0.06 2.8
Household & Personal P 6 60.3 59.4 1.5 1.37 1.35 0.02 2.8
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Total 42 537.8 524.4 2.6 1.96 1.91 0.05 3.2
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 11/15 10/31 %Chg 11/15 10/31 Chg 11/15
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Energy 43 543.4 523.9 3.7 2.41 2.31 0.10 2.7
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Financials #cos 11/15 10/31 %Chg 11/15 10/31 Chg 11/15
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Banks 15 231.7 222.5 4.1 1.60 1.54 0.07 1.9
Diversified Financials 27 523.5 509.6 2.7 1.86 1.81 0.05 1.6
Insurance 22 250.6 239.9 4.5 2.61 2.52 0.09 2.3
Real Estate 17 170.4 170.8 -0.3 3.24 3.25 -0.01 4.6
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Total 81 1,176.3 1,142.9 2.9 2.05 1.99 0.06 2.0
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Health Care #cos 11/15 10/31 %Chg 11/15 10/31 Chg 11/15
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Health Care Equipment 30 197.5 190.0 3.9 2.06 1.97 0.09 2.3
Pharmaceuticals, Biote 22 421.0 431.9 -2.5 1.90 1.94 -0.04 3.4
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Total 52 618.5 621.9 -0.6 1.95 1.95 -0.00 2.9
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Industrials #cos 11/15 10/31 %Chg 11/15 10/31 Chg 11/15
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Capital Goods 40 384.7 370.3 3.9 1.73 1.66 0.07 2.8
Commercial & Professio 13 187.2 178.3 5.0 7.44 7.05 0.38 6.7
Transportation 9 72.7 65.4 11.1 1.83 1.65 0.19 2.3
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Total 62 644.7 614.0 5.0 2.24 2.13 0.11 3.3
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
Information Technology #cos 11/15 10/31 %Chg 11/15 10/31 Chg 11/15
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Semiconductors & Semic 17 597.6 593.6 0.7 4.89 4.83 0.05 3.2
Software & Services 31 403.0 382.6 5.3 1.79 1.70 0.09 2.0
Technology Hardware & 22 504.1 478.4 5.4 2.60 2.47 0.14 2.2
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Total 70 1,504.7 1,454.6 3.4 2.78 2.69 0.09 2.4
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 11/15 10/31 %Chg 11/15 10/31 Chg 11/15
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Materials 31 327.8 330.6 -0.9 3.43 3.48 -0.05 2.9
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 11/15 10/31 %Chg 11/15 10/31 Chg 11/15
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Telecommunication Serv 8 505.5 504.6 0.2 3.53 3.67 -0.14 4.6
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Short Interest S.I./Float Days to
Total(mln) Ratio(%) Ratio Cover
#cos 11/15 10/31 %Chg 11/15 10/31 Chg 11/15
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Utilities 31 214.8 204.6 5.0 1.92 1.83 0.09 2.5
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