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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
Susquehanna International Group
1
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$8.82M +$9.63M +131,348 +1,514%
AC
2
Altus Capital
Ohio
$5.75M +$1.83M +25,000 +38%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.75M +$1.07M +14,663 +112%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$750K -$85.8K -1,170 -9%
Barclays
5
Barclays
United Kingdom
$643K -$348K -4,747 -31%
HSBC Holdings
6
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$381K – – –
Nomura Holdings
7
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$330K +$3.3K +45 +0.9%
NPC
8
National Planning Corporation
California
$243K +$284K +3,870 New
WAM
9
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$208K -$7.33K -100 -3%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$139K +$127K +1,728 +360%
U
11
UBS
Switzerland
$109K -$91.9K -1,254 -42%
First Manhattan
12
First Manhattan
New York
$70K -$4.54K -62 -5%
Walleye Trading
13
Walleye Trading
New York
$47K +$586 +8 +1%
AIG
14
American International Group
New York
$44.2K +$4.62K +63 +10%
MAS
15
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$31K -$1.1K -15 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$25K – – –
Creative Planning
17
Creative Planning
Kansas
$11K -$22.6K -308 -64%
Invesco
18
Invesco
Georgia
$9K +$11K +150 New
Canada Life
19
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$7K +$3.67K +50 +79%
TCM
20
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$7K +$7.92K +108 New
Wells Fargo
21
Wells Fargo
California
$3K – – –
LIA
22
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$2K – – –
LTFS
23
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1K -$2.42K -33 -58%
VIA
24
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1K +$733 +10 New
JG
25
Jefferies Group
New York
$1K +$1.17K +16 New
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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.