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ProShares Ultra Silver

29 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.5M invested in ProShares Ultra Silver in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3029 (-1)

4.5% less ownership

Funds ownership: 14.4%9.9% (-4.5%)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 7

25% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.6M | Put options by funds: $14.2M

40% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $40.8M → $24.5M (-$16.3M)

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 10

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
29
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-3.33%
% of All Funds
0.81%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
5
Reduced
10
Closed
7
Calls
$10.6M
Puts
$14.2M
Net Calls
-$3.58M
Net Calls Change
+$5.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
KL
1
KGH Ltd
Bahamas
$8.36M -$1.71M -52,572 -16%
Millennium Management
2
Millennium Management
New York
$4.92M -$1.84M -56,446 -26%
HCMT
3
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$4.58M -$4.89M -150,350 -50%
Citadel Advisors
4
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.5M +$799K +24,550 +100%
Susquehanna International Group
5
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.27M +$46.8K +1,439 +4%
VF
6
Virtu Financial
New York
$846K +$902K +27,705 New
FTUS
7
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$585K +$525K +16,141 +532%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$526K -$58.7K -1,803 -9%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$477K +$300K +9,207 +144%
NPC
10
National Planning Corporation
California
$365K -$3.25K -100 -0.9%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$343K -$3.09K -95 -1%
Simplex Trading
12
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$331K -$211K -6,469 -37%
Barclays
13
Barclays
United Kingdom
$195K +$160K +4,923 +314%
AIG
14
American International Group
New York
$95K +$101K +3,100 New
SIM
15
Sonora Investment Management
Arizona
$43K +$45.6K +1,400 New
First Manhattan
16
First Manhattan
New York
$42K
Creative Planning
17
Creative Planning
Kansas
$11K +$12.2K +375 New
US Bancorp
18
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$10K -$65 -2 -0.6%
LTFS
19
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$8K
UBS Group
20
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7K -$46.1K -1,416 -86%
WA
21
WFG Advisors
Texas
$7K -$619 -19 -8%
Walleye Trading
22
Walleye Trading
New York
$7K +$7.1K +218 New
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3K
VIA
24
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2K
LIA
25
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$1K

AGQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

29 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Silver (AGQ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $24.5M — down 40% from $40.8M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of AGQ and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $902K. The largest seller was Highland Capital Management (Texas), cutting an estimated $4.89M.

  • 29 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Silver (AGQ) as of Q3 2015, down from 30 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $24.5M of ProShares Ultra Silver stock for Q3 2015, down 40% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Silver positions in Q3 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Silver buyer in Q3 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $902K added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Silver seller in Q3 2015 was Highland Capital Management (Texas), an estimated $4.89M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.