ProShares Ultra Silver
22 hedge funds and large institutions have $38.4M invested in ProShares Ultra Silver in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
5% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.8M | Put options by funds: $11.4M
2.2% less ownership
Funds ownership: 16.7% → 14.49% (-2.2%)
29% less funds holding
Funds holding: 31 → 22 (-9)
38% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $61.8M → $38.4M (-$23.4M)
67% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 9
73% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 11
Top Buyers
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.15M |
| 2 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$1.05M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$988K |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$141K |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$102K |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
KL
KGH Ltd
Nassau,
Bahamas
|
-$2.55M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$1.25M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$822K |
| 4 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$475K |
| 5 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$424K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$314K | -8,276 | Closed |
|
27
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$291K | -6,055 | Closed |
|
|
RPG
28
Risk Paradigm Group
Austin,
Texas
| – | -$45.8K | -953 | Closed |
|
|
RFWA
29
RPg Family Wealth Advisory
Burlington,
Massachusetts
| – | -$23.4K | -487 | Closed |
|
|
NFG
30
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$9K | -187 | Closed |
|
|
TCM
31
Tradewinds Capital Management
Bellingham,
Washington
| – | -$7K | -150 | Closed |
|
AGQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
22 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Silver (AGQ) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $38.4M — down 38% from $61.8M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of AGQ and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 3 added.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.15M. The largest seller was KGH Ltd, cutting an estimated $2.55M.
- 22 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Silver (AGQ) as of Q4 2016, down from 31 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $38.4M of ProShares Ultra Silver stock for Q4 2016, down 38% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Silver positions in Q4 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Silver buyer in Q4 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.15M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Silver seller in Q4 2016 was KGH Ltd, an estimated $2.55M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.