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ProShares Ultra Silver
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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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

Holders
30
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+7.14%
% of All Funds
0.87%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
11
Increased
9
Reduced
7
Closed
9
Calls
$9.49M
Puts
$11M
Net Calls
-$1.55M
Net Calls Change
+$13.6M

Top Buyers

1
HCMT
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
+$46.9M
2
JT
Jump Trading
Illinois
+$3.04M
3
VCAM
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
+$2.03M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.92M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$939K

Top Sellers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$8.82M
2
AC
Altus Capital
Ohio
-$1.14M
3
Nomura Holdings
Nomura Holdings
Japan
-$330K
4
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$164K
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$129K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HCMT
1
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$43.5M +$46.9M +679,839 New
AC
2
Altus Capital
Ohio
$4.79M -$1.14M -16,500 -18%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.56M +$1.92M +27,779 +100%
JT
4
Jump Trading
Illinois
$2.82M +$3.04M +43,978 New
VCAM
5
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
$1.88M +$2.03M +29,340 New
Barclays
6
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.13M +$473K +6,856 +64%
Goldman Sachs
7
Goldman Sachs
New York
$872K +$939K +13,594 New
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$642K -$129K -1,870 -16%
CS
9
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$520K +$560K +8,107 New
NPC
10
National Planning Corporation
California
$491K +$254K +3,673 +95%
VKH
11
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$465K +$500K +7,246 New
HSBC Holdings
12
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$388K – – –
Citadel Advisors
13
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$170K +$183K +2,647 New
First Manhattan
14
First Manhattan
New York
$84K +$13.7K +199 +18%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$79K +$84.6K +1,225 New
WAM
16
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$59K -$164K -2,375 -72%
AIG
17
American International Group
New York
$48.1K +$3.38K +49 +7%
U
18
UBS
Switzerland
$40K -$76.3K -1,105 -64%
Creative Planning
19
Creative Planning
Kansas
$35K +$25.9K +375 +214%
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$27K -$122K -1,773 -80%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$26K – – –
TCM
22
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$12K +$5.11K +74 +69%
FAM
23
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$9K +$10.4K +150 New
Canada Life
24
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$5K -$3.52K -51 -45%
MIM
25
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$5K +$5.25K +76 New
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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.