Zinc MAF LME COTR
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
LME positioning in Zinc MAF: investment funds net +0 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 | Zinc MAF |
| Coverage | 3 Jan 2020 to 2026-10-16 |
| Reports in dataset | 77 |
| Open interest, lots (sum of category longs) | 124 |
| Category | Long, lots | Short, lots | Net, lots | Week change | Long % of OI | Short % of OI | Persons |
|---|
| Investment firms | 51 | 123 | -72 | -24 | 41.1 | 99.2 | suppressed |
| Investment funds | 0 | 0 | +0 | +0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | suppressed |
| Other financial institutions | 0 | 0 | +0 | +0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | suppressed |
| Commercial undertakings | 73 | 1 | +72 | +24 | 58.9 | 0.8 | suppressed |
| ETS operators | 0 | 0 | +0 | +0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | suppressed |
Investment funds net against its history
| Net, lots | +0 |
| Week change | +0 |
| 4-week change | +0 |
| 13-week change | +0 |
| Percentile, 1 year | 100 |
| Percentile, 3 years | - |
| Z-score, 52 weeks | - |
Recent reports, net by category
| Report date | Open interest | Investment firms | Investment funds | Other financial institutions | Commercial undertakings | ETS operators |
|---|
| Fri 16 Oct 2026 | 124 | -72 | +0 | +0 | +72 | +0 |
| Fri 9 Oct 2026 | 139 | -48 | +0 | +0 | +48 | +0 |
| Fri 2 Oct 2026 | 130 | -38 | +0 | +0 | +38 | +0 |
| Fri 25 Sep 2026 | 164 | -42 | +0 | +0 | +42 | +0 |
| Fri 18 Sep 2026 | 156 | -42 | +0 | +0 | +42 | +0 |
| Fri 11 Sep 2026 | 149 | -34 | +0 | +0 | +34 | +0 |
| Fri 4 Sep 2026 | 144 | -34 | +0 | +0 | +34 | +0 |
| Fri 28 Aug 2026 | 232 | +4 | +0 | +0 | -4 | +0 |
| Fri 21 Aug 2026 | 206 | +11 | +0 | +0 | -11 | +0 |
| Fri 14 Aug 2026 | 184 | -5 | +0 | +0 | +5 | +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 Zinc MAF. Positions as of Fri 16 Oct 2026.