ProShares Ultra Silver
31 hedge funds and large institutions have $33M invested in ProShares Ultra Silver in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0.67% less ownership
Funds ownership: 12.24% → 11.57% (-0.67%)
11% less funds holding
Funds holding: 35 → 31 (-4)
24% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $43.5M → $33M (-$10.4M)
42% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 12
43% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 7
43% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $21.7M | Put options by funds: $38.3M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$3.1M |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$895K |
| 3 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$306K |
| 4 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$49K |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$29.2K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HCMT
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$2.93M |
| 2 |
VCAM
Valentine Capital Asset Management
Danville,
California
|
-$1.3M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$874K |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$695K |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$650K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NFG
26
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| $2K | -$1.58K | -37 | -38% |
|
|
VIA
27
Vantage Investment Advisors
State College,
Pennsylvania
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
|
LIA
28
LS Investment Advisors
Bloomfield Hills,
Michigan
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
29
Citigroup
New York
| $1K | +$854 | +20 | New |
|
|
VCAM
30
Valentine Capital Asset Management
Danville,
California
| – | -$1.3M | -28,190 | Closed |
|
|
31
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$695K | -16,257 | Closed |
|
32
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| – | -$307K | -6,650 | Closed |
|
33
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$7K | -150 | Closed |
|
|
MFS
34
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| – | -$3K | -75 | Closed |
|
|
TWA
35
TCI Wealth Advisors
Tucson,
Arizona
| – | -$3K | -75 | Closed |
|
|
JG
36
Jefferies Group
New York
| – | -$1K | -15 | Closed |
|
37
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$43 | +1 | New |
|
AGQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
31 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Silver (AGQ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $33M — down 24% from $43.5M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of AGQ and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.
The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., adding an estimated $3.1M. The largest seller was Highland Capital Management (Texas), cutting an estimated $2.93M.
- 31 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Silver (AGQ) as of Q4 2014, down from 35 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $33M of ProShares Ultra Silver stock for Q4 2014, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Silver positions in Q4 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Silver buyer in Q4 2014 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $3.1M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Silver seller in Q4 2014 was Highland Capital Management (Texas), an estimated $2.93M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.