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Chevron Maintains Hold as Most Crowded Shorted Security in November, Finds Hazeltree Report

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Chevron retained its position as the most crowded large-cap stock in the Americas for November, according to the latest Shortside Crowdedness Report from Hazeltree, a leader in active treasury and intelligent operations technology for the alternative asset industry. The report also found that LVMH and Anta Sports Products Ltd were the most crowded shorted large-cap stocks in their respective regions of EMEA and APAC.

The report is a monthly listing of the top 10 shorted securities in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions in the large-, mid-, and small-cap ranges. The data comes from Hazeltree’s proprietary securities finance platform data, which tracks approximately 15,000 global equities across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. The data is aggregated and anonymized from the contributing Hazeltree community, which includes approximately 700 asset manager funds.

“It’s notable that Chevron claimed the top spot among Americas large-cap stocks for the second consecutive month, while Tesla remained absent from the top 10,” said Tim Smith, managing director of data insights at Hazeltree. “Energy was in focus in other areas last month as well, with Bloom Energy ranking as the most crowded mid-cap Americas security and Paladin Energy Ltd leading in institutional supply utilization in the APAC small-cap category.”

Highlights from the November 2024 report include:

Americas

  • In the large-cap category, Chevron topped the list as the most crowded security with a score of 99. Albemarle Corporation had the highest institutional supply utilization (32.67%).

  • In the mid-cap category, Bloom Energy Corp was the most crowded security with a Hazeltree Crowdedness Score of 99. MP Materials Group held the highest institutional supply utilization figure (73.87%).

  • In the small-cap category, Wolfspeed continued its hold as the most crowded security, with a score of 99. Wolfspeed also had the highest institutional supply utilization (66.28%).

EMEA

  • In the large-cap category, LVMH was the most crowded security, with a score of 99. H & M Hennes Mauritz AB had the highest institutional supply utilization (84.66%).

  • In the mid-cap category, BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. was the most crowded security (99). Nibe Industrier AB had the highest institutional supply utilization (66.99%).

  • In the small-cap category, Siltronic AG was the most crowded security, achieving a score of 99. Salvatore Ferragamo SpA led in institutional supply utilization (52.34%).

APAC

  • In the large-cap category, Anta Sports Products Ltd was the most crowded security with a score of 99. Aeon Co Ltd had the highest institutional supply utilization (14.78%).

  • In the mid-cap category, Mercari ranked as the most crowded security with a score of 99. It also had the highest institutional supply utilization (42.45%).

  • In the small-cap category, Amaze Co Ltd and Money Forward were the most crowded securities, each with a Hazeltree Crowdedness Score of 99. Paladin Energy Ltd had the highest institutional supply utilization (43.75%).

The Shortside Crowdedness Report tracks shorting activity in three different metrics:

  • Hazeltree Crowdedness Score: This score represents securities that are being shorted by the highest percentage of funds in Hazeltree’s community in a pre-defined category. The securities are graded on a scale of 1-99, with 99 representing the security that the highest percentage of funds are shorting.

  • Institutional Supply Utilization: This figure represents the percentage of the institutional investors’ supply of a particular security that is being lent out. The institutional supply utilization rate is an indicator of how “hot” a security is in terms of the supply-demand dynamic. It is possible to see 100% utilization of a security’s availability, making it difficult to establish new short positions.

  • Hazeltree Community Borrow Fee: This figure is the average weighted fee for what funds in the Hazeltree community are paying to borrow a security. The fee is represented as the annualized cost calculated as a percentage of the price of the security.

To view Hazeltree’s November Shortside Crowdedness Report and past reports, click here.

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About Hazeltree

Hazeltree is a leader in active treasury and intelligent operations technology. Purpose-built for the alternative asset management ecosystem, Hazeltree’s modular platform aggregates internal and external data, providing a comprehensive view of operations and counterparty relationships while proactively highlighting opportunities to extract more value from every transaction. Hazeltree is headquartered in New York with offices in London and Hong Kong.