2026년 2월 12일 · Unknown · financial · 출처 Seeking Alpha
Average short interest across the S&P 500 consumer discretionary stocks changed modestly in January, with Under Armour (UAA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/UAA]) remaining the most shorted stock in the sector, while Polibeli Group (PLBL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/PLBL]) was the least shorted name, based on short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding.
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/XLY]) has slipped [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/XLY/charting?interval=YTD] 1.74% so far this year, compared with a 1.41% rise in the broader S&P 500 index over the same period.
STOCKS WITH THE LARGEST AND LEAST SHORT POSITIONS
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Stocks with the largest and least short positions (SeekingAlpha)
Under Armour (UAA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/UAA]) topped the list with 33.41% of shares outstanding sold short, followed by Advance Auto Parts (AAP [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AAP]) at 21.87% and The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CAKE]) at 20.54%.
RH (RH [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/RH]) ranked next with a short interest of 19.84%, while Duolingo (DUOL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DUOL]) stood at 18.57%.
On the least-shorted end, Polibeli Group Ltd. (PLBL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/PLBL]) recorded short interest of 0.01%, followed by VinFast Auto Ltd. (VFS [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/VFS]) at 0.10% and Luckin Coffee Inc. (LKNCY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/LKNCY]) at 0.63%.
Amazon.com (AMZN [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AMZN]) remained among the least shorted consumer discretionary stocks, with 0.73% of shares outstanding sold short, while MINISO Group Holding Limited (MNSO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MNSO]) stood at 0.87%.
Overall, short positioning across the consumer discretionary sector in January remained concentrated in apparel, retail and consumer-facing discretionary names, while several large companies continued to carry relatively low short interest.
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