According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), as of the week ending September 8, 2026, equity fund managers reduced their net long positions in the S&P 500 CME by 19,683 contracts to 907,776 contracts. Equity fund speculators increased their net short positions in the S&P 500 CME by 29,085 contracts to 336,643 contracts.