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title: "Most and least shorted energy stocks with over $2B market cap as of May"
type: "News"
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description: "In May, the S&P 500 energy sector declined 4.4% due to a 12% drop in crude oil futures, revealing divergent short interest trends among major energy stocks. Centrus Energy (LEU) was the most shorted stock at 22.40%, while Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) was the least shorted at 0.89%. Other notable highly shorted stocks included Solaris Energy Infrastructure and Transocean, whereas Mach Natural Resources and MPLX had minimal short interest."
datetime: "2026-06-03T18:53:38.000Z"
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# Most and least shorted energy stocks with over $2B market cap as of May

In May, the S&P 500 energy sector (XLE) moved 4.4% in the downward direction this year, hurt by a 12% drop in crude oil futures (CL1:COM). Against this backdrop, short interest trends among mid, large and mega-cap energy stocks show a wide divergence. Centrus Energy (LEU) was the most shorted stock in May, while Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) w...

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