Cobalt LME COTR

LME positioning in Cobalt: investment funds net +1,353 lots, positions as of Fri 16 Oct 2026.

Positions as of Fri 16 Oct 2026 - published Tue 20 Oct 2026 (generated T+2)

Metal	Cobalt
Coverage	3 Jan 2020 to 2026-10-16
Reports in dataset	76
Open interest, lots (sum of category longs)	1,443

Category	Long, lots	Short, lots	Net, lots	Week change	Long % of OI	Short % of OI	Persons
Investment firms	0	1,443	-1,443	+0	0.0	100.0	suppressed
Investment funds	1,353	0	+1,353	+0	93.8	0.0	suppressed
Other financial institutions	0	0	+0	+0	0.0	0.0	suppressed
Commercial undertakings	90	0	+90	+0	6.2	0.0	suppressed
ETS operators	0	0	+0	+0	0.0	0.0	suppressed

Investment funds net against its history

Net, lots	+1,353
Week change	+0
4-week change	-30
13-week change	-108
Percentile, 1 year	60
Percentile, 3 years	-
Z-score, 52 weeks	1.01

Recent reports, net by category

Report date	Open interest	Investment firms	Investment funds	Other financial institutions	Commercial undertakings	ETS operators
Fri 16 Oct 2026	1,443	-1,443	+1,353	+0	+90	+0
Fri 9 Oct 2026	1,443	-1,443	+1,353	+0	+90	+0
Fri 2 Oct 2026	1,473	-1,473	+1,383	+0	+90	+0
Fri 25 Sep 2026	1,473	-1,473	+1,383	+0	+90	+0
Fri 18 Sep 2026	1,473	-1,473	+1,383	+0	+90	+0
Fri 11 Sep 2026	1,633	-1,633	+1,383	+0	+250	+0
Fri 4 Sep 2026	1,648	-1,648	+1,398	+0	+250	+0
Fri 28 Aug 2026	1,648	-1,648	+1,398	+0	+250	+0
Fri 21 Aug 2026	1,558	-1,558	+1,398	+0	+160	+0
Fri 14 Aug 2026	1,574	-1,574	+1,408	+0	+166	+0

Longs and shorts may not sum exactly: the source notes overnight clearing suspensions and delta hedge equivalents. A metal with no open positions produces no report; a missing week is not a zero.

Source: LME Commitments of Traders report for Cobalt. Positions as of Fri 16 Oct 2026.