ProShares Ultra Silver
38 hedge funds and large institutions have $68.4M invested in ProShares Ultra Silver in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
350% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 2
107% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $33M → $68.4M (+$35.4M)
23% more funds holding
Funds holding: 31 → 38 (+7)
9.9% more ownership
Funds ownership: 11.57% → 21.47% (+9.9%)
5% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $14.9M | Put options by funds: $14.1M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 12
Top Buyers
| 1 |
KL
KGH Ltd
Nassau,
Bahamas
|
+$14.8M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$9.24M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$4.43M |
| 4 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.04M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.23M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$1.84M |
| 2 |
AC
Altus Capital
Mayfield Heights,
Ohio
|
-$991K |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$957K |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$488K |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$53.6K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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LTFS
26
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $10K | +$10.7K | +250 | New |
|
|
AIG
27
American International Group
New York
| $6.25K | -$23.4K | -550 | -79% |
|
28
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $4K | -$8.52K | -200 | -67% |
|
|
VIA
29
Vantage Investment Advisors
State College,
Pennsylvania
| $4K | +$2.13K | +50 | +100% |
|
|
MIM
30
Macroview Investment Management
Bethesda,
Maryland
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
|
WA
31
WFG Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
|
TCM
32
Tradewinds Capital Management
Bellingham,
Washington
| $2K | -$2.13K | -50 | -50% |
|
|
NFG
33
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
34
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| $2K | +$1.53K | +36 | New |
|
|
LIA
35
LS Investment Advisors
Bloomfield Hills,
Michigan
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
36
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$8.99K | -211 | Closed |
|
37
Citigroup
New York
| – | -$1K | -20 | Closed |
|
38
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$43 | +1 | New |
|
AGQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
38 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Silver (AGQ) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $68.4M — up 107% from $33M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new AGQ positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.
The largest buyer was KGH Ltd, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.8M. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., cutting an estimated $1.84M.
- 38 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Silver (AGQ) as of Q1 2015, up from 31 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $68.4M of ProShares Ultra Silver stock for Q1 2015, up 107% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Silver positions in Q1 2015 and 2 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Silver buyer in Q1 2015 was KGH Ltd, an estimated $14.8M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Silver seller in Q1 2015 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $1.84M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.