COT Report: VIX FUTURES - CBOE FUTURES EXCHANGE
Futures Only Positions as of 2026-08-18
Below is the Commitments of Traders (COT) report for VIX FUTURES - CBOE FUTURES EXCHANGE (futures only) with COT charts. This COT report for VIX FUTURES is as of 2026-08-18. COT reports are released each Friday (except for U.S. holidays) by the CFTC. Each COT report release includes data from the previous Tuesday.
VIX FUTURES - CBOE FUTURES EXCHANGE ($1000 X INDEX)
CFTC Code: #1170E1
Open Interest: 417,768 Total Changes: +35,758 Total Traders: 200
CFTC Code: #1170E1
Open Interest: 417,768 Total Changes: +35,758 Total Traders: 200
AS OF: 2026-08-18
| Long | Short | Spread | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positions | Open Int | # Traders | Positions | Open Int | # Traders | Positions | Open Int | # Traders | |
| Dealer Intermediary |
87,632 +7,962 |
21.0% | 18 | 42,954 +3,452 |
10.3% | 16 | 33,137 +4,651 |
7.9% | 24 |
| Asset Manager/ Institutional |
53,725 +4,652 |
12.9% | 21 | 80,887 +4,710 |
19.4% | 26 | 61,265 +9,674 |
14.7% | 29 |
| Leveraged Funds |
95,147 +11,713 |
22.8% | 46 | 114,240 +18,679 |
27.3% | 51 | 56,261 -2,473 |
13.5% | 61 |
| Other Reportables |
3,037 +275 |
0.7% | 5 | 1,584 +248 |
0.4% | 6 | 4,397 -286 |
1.1% | 9 |
| Nonreportable Positions |
23,167 -410 |
5.5% | 23,043 -2,897 |
5.5% | |||||
