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ProShares Ultra Silver
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36 hedge funds and large institutions have $83.9M invested in ProShares Ultra Silver in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 4

36% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $61.7M → $83.9M (+$22.2M)

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 30 → 36 (+6)

2.51% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.38% → 15.89% (+2.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

7% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $77.5M | Put options by funds: $83.6M

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 10

Holders
36
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
1.03%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
10
Increased
9
Reduced
10
Closed
4
Calls
$77.5M
Puts
$83.6M
Net Calls
-$6.07M
Net Calls Change
-$4.52M

Top Buyers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$6.45M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$3.74M
3
ACM
Avalon Capital Management
California
+$1.94M
4
HCMT
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
+$1.03M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$662K

Top Sellers

1
AC
Altus Capital
Ohio
-$1.09M
2
JT
Jump Trading
Illinois
-$596K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$255K
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$225K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$143K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HCMT
1
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$50M +$1.03M +16,350 +2%
Susquehanna International Group
2
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$7.37M +$6.45M +102,738 New
VF
3
Virtu Financial
New York
$4.28M +$3.74M +59,667 New
AC
4
Altus Capital
Ohio
$4.12M -$1.09M -17,375 -23%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.69M -$255K -4,066 -7%
JT
6
Jump Trading
Illinois
$2.48M -$596K -9,494 -22%
ACM
7
Avalon Capital Management
California
$2.21M +$1.94M +30,865 New
VCAM
8
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
$2.08M -$18.8K -300 -1%
Barclays
9
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.65M +$355K +5,661 +32%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.62M +$562K +8,952 +66%
Jane Street
11
Jane Street
New York
$757K +$662K +10,556 New
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$694K -$21.7K -346 -3%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
13
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$664K +$580K +9,250 New
NPC
14
National Planning Corporation
California
$555K +$11.7K +187 +2%
HSBC Holdings
15
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$435K – – –
VKH
16
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$357K -$143K -2,274 -31%
CS
17
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$324K -$225K -3,594 -44%
U
18
UBS
Switzerland
$174K +$113K +1,803 +288%
First Manhattan
19
First Manhattan
New York
$106K +$11K +175 +13%
Citadel Advisors
20
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$95K -$82.7K -1,318 -50%
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$78K +$41.2K +656 +151%
AIG
22
American International Group
New York
$53.8K – – –
Creative Planning
23
Creative Planning
Kansas
$41K +$1.57K +25 +5%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$29K – – –
US Bancorp
25
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$23K +$20.5K +327 New
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AGQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

36 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Silver (AGQ) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $83.9M — up 36% from $61.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new AGQ positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.45M. The largest seller was Altus Capital, cutting an estimated $1.09M.

  • 36 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Silver (AGQ) as of Q2 2014, up from 30 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $83.9M of ProShares Ultra Silver stock for Q2 2014, up 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Silver positions in Q2 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Silver buyer in Q2 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $6.45M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Silver seller in Q2 2014 was Altus Capital, an estimated $1.09M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.