Copper A Grade LME COTR
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
LME positioning in Copper A Grade: investment funds net +33,640 lots, positions as of Fri 16 Oct 2026.
Data as of Positions as of Fri 16 Oct 2026; published Tue 20 Oct 2026
Positions as of Fri 16 Oct 2026 - published Tue 20 Oct 2026 (generated T+2)
| Metal | Copper A Grade |
| Coverage | 3 Jan 2020 to 2026-10-16 |
| Reports in dataset | 75 |
| Open interest, lots (sum of category longs) | 417,452 |
| Category | Long, lots | Short, lots | Net, lots | Week change | Long % of OI | Short % of OI | Persons |
|---|
| Investment firms | 179,905 | 187,051 | -7,146 | +2,429 | 43.1 | 44.7 | 44 |
| Investment funds | 58,361 | 24,721 | +33,640 | -7,075 | 14.0 | 5.9 | 237 |
| Other financial institutions | 14,282 | 9,981 | +4,301 | -143 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 18 |
| Commercial undertakings | 164,904 | 197,042 | -32,138 | +3,462 | 39.5 | 47.0 | 42 |
| ETS operators | 0 | 0 | +0 | +0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | suppressed |
Investment funds net against its history
| Net, lots | +33,640 |
| Week change | -7,075 |
| 4-week change | -6,116 |
| 13-week change | +2,574 |
| Percentile, 1 year | 42 |
| Percentile, 3 years | - |
| Z-score, 52 weeks | -0.05 |
Recent reports, net by category
| Report date | Open interest | Investment firms | Investment funds | Other financial institutions | Commercial undertakings | ETS operators |
|---|
| Fri 16 Oct 2026 | 417,452 | -7,146 | +33,640 | +4,301 | -32,138 | +0 |
| Fri 9 Oct 2026 | 419,993 | -9,575 | +40,715 | +4,443 | -35,600 | +0 |
| Fri 2 Oct 2026 | 411,008 | -11,087 | +38,562 | +4,941 | -32,775 | +0 |
| Fri 25 Sep 2026 | 417,589 | -10,992 | +44,495 | +5,291 | -39,045 | +0 |
| Fri 18 Sep 2026 | 421,236 | -11,633 | +39,756 | +5,812 | -33,934 | +0 |
| Fri 11 Sep 2026 | 426,796 | -13,229 | +40,582 | +5,744 | -33,331 | +0 |
| Fri 4 Sep 2026 | 421,861 | -15,423 | +45,817 | +6,051 | -36,447 | +0 |
| Fri 28 Aug 2026 | 431,773 | -15,753 | +48,316 | +6,383 | -38,781 | +0 |
| Fri 21 Aug 2026 | 429,287 | -11,462 | +48,680 | +6,723 | -44,298 | +0 |
| Fri 14 Aug 2026 | 435,923 | -12,435 | +52,305 | +5,962 | -45,986 | +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 Copper A Grade. Positions as of Fri 16 Oct 2026.