Goldman Sachs: ETF short liquidity sees largest increase since 2021

ChainCatcher news, Goldman Sachs' institutional brokerage business stated that as the stock market's upward momentum cools, hedge funds' short positions in U.S.-listed ETFs across various asset classes saw the largest increase in nearly four years last month. Vincent Lin, co-head of Goldman Sachs Prime Insights & Analytics, noted that short flows in U.S.-listed ETFs increased by 14.6% in December, marking the largest monthly increase since February 2021. Macro products such as indices and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw net buying in the first half of the month, but selling activity increased as the year drew to a close. The most shorted market sectors include large and small-cap stocks, healthcare, and corporate bond ETFs. (Jin Shi)