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ProShares Ultra Silver
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28 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.4M invested in ProShares Ultra Silver in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.51% less ownership

Funds ownership: 2.55% → 1.05% (-1.5%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 9

22% less funds holding

Funds holding: 36 → 28 (-8)

40% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $23.1M | Put options by funds: $38.3M

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

57% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 14

66% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $56.5M → $19.4M (-$37.1M)

Holders
28
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-22.22%
% of All Funds
0.81%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
8
Reduced
9
Closed
14
Calls
$23.1M
Puts
$38.3M
Net Calls
-$15.2M
Net Calls Change
+$10.6M

Top Buyers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$9.63M
2
AC
Altus Capital
Ohio
+$1.83M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.07M
4
NPC
National Planning Corporation
California
+$284K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$127K

Top Sellers

1
HCMT
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
-$36.4M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$3.74M
3
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$1.85M
4
PP
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
-$802K
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$734K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ASN
26
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1K +$1.32K +18 New
HCMT
27
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
– -$36.4M -453,845 Closed
VF
28
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$3.74M -46,601 Closed
VKH
29
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$1.85M -23,046 Closed
PP
30
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$802K -10,000 Closed
CS
31
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
– -$734K -9,154 Closed
FAAS
32
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$578K -7,224 Closed
Goldman Sachs
33
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$439K -5,984 Closed
FTUS
34
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$316K -3,949 Closed
HighTower Advisors
35
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
– -$290K -3,613 Closed
SAG
36
Sterne Agee Group
Alabama
– -$221K -2,750 Closed
MIM
37
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
– -$6K -77 Closed
WA
38
WFG Advisors
Texas
– -$2K -25 Closed
MWP
39
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
– -$1K -13 Closed
Citigroup
40
Citigroup
New York
– -$73 -1 -17%
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AGQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

28 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Silver (AGQ) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $19.4M — down 66% from $56.5M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of AGQ and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $9.63M. The largest seller was Highland Capital Management (Texas), exiting entirely with an estimated $36.4M sold.

  • 28 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Silver (AGQ) as of Q4 2013, down from 36 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $19.4M of ProShares Ultra Silver stock for Q4 2013, down 66% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Silver positions in Q4 2013 and 14 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Silver buyer in Q4 2013 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $9.63M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Silver seller in Q4 2013 was Highland Capital Management (Texas), an estimated $36.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.