ProShares Ultra Silver
30 hedge funds and large institutions have $61.7M invested in ProShares Ultra Silver in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
218% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $19.4M → $61.7M (+$42.3M)
29% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 7
22% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 9
12.33% more ownership
Funds ownership: 1.05% → 13.38% (+12%)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 28 → 30 (+2)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
14% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.49M | Put options by funds: $11M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
HCMT
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$46.9M |
| 2 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3.04M |
| 3 |
VCAM
Valentine Capital Asset Management
Danville,
California
|
+$2.03M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.92M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$939K |
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WA
26
WFG Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
| $4K | +$4.76K | +69 | New |
|
|
LIA
27
LS Investment Advisors
Bloomfield Hills,
Michigan
| $2K | -$69 | -1 | -3% |
|
28
Citigroup
New York
| $2K | +$1.73K | +25 | +500% |
|
29
Walleye Trading
New York
| $422 | +$403K | +5,835 | +777% |
|
30
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$8.82M | -140,025 | Closed |
|
31
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$330K | -5,234 | Closed |
|
|
MAS
32
Madden Advisory Services
Jacksonville,
Florida
| – | -$31K | -488 | Closed |
|
33
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$9K | -150 | Closed |
|
34
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$3K | -50 | Closed |
|
|
LTFS
35
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$1K | -24 | Closed |
|
|
ASN
36
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$1K | -18 | Closed |
|
|
JG
37
Jefferies Group
New York
| – | -$1K | -16 | Closed |
|
|
VIA
38
Vantage Investment Advisors
State College,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$1K | -10 | Closed |
|
AGQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
30 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Silver (AGQ) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $61.7M — up 218% from $19.4M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new AGQ positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Highland Capital Management (Texas), opening a new position worth an estimated $46.9M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.82M sold.
- 30 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Silver (AGQ) as of Q1 2014, up from 28 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $61.7M of ProShares Ultra Silver stock for Q1 2014, up 218% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Silver positions in Q1 2014 and 9 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Silver buyer in Q1 2014 was Highland Capital Management (Texas), an estimated $46.9M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Silver seller in Q1 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $8.82M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.