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ProShares Ultra Silver
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27 hedge funds and large institutions have $51.6M invested in ProShares Ultra Silver in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 3

35% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.77M | Put options by funds: $5.74M

34% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $38.4M → $51.6M (+$13.2M)

23% more funds holding

Funds holding: 22 → 27 (+5)

2.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 14.49% → 16.62% (+2.1%)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 7

Holders
27
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+22.73%
% of All Funds
0.67%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
4
Reduced
7
Closed
3
Calls
$7.77M
Puts
$5.74M
Net Calls
+$2.03M
Net Calls Change
+$2.63M

Top Buyers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$2.85M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$1.08M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$486K
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$325K
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$300K

Top Sellers

1
KL
KGH Ltd
Bahamas
-$1.99M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$977K
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$223K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$108K
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$104K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KL
1
KGH Ltd
Bahamas
$24M -$1.99M -51,861 -8%
Millennium Management
2
Millennium Management
New York
$17.5M -$223K -5,829 -1%
Jane Street
3
Jane Street
New York
$3.06M +$2.85M +74,280 New
FTUS
4
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.55M +$8.54K +223 +0.6%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.22M +$486K +12,694 +75%
SG Americas Securities
6
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.16M +$1.08M +28,100 New
TH
7
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.07M -$65.1K -1,700 -6%
Susquehanna International Group
8
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$350K +$325K +8,485 New
Goldman Sachs
9
Goldman Sachs
New York
$326K +$300K +7,820 +8,886%
NPC
10
National Planning Corporation
California
$322K -$6.13K -160 -2%
Citadel Advisors
11
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$312K +$290K +7,567 New
CG
12
Cutler Group
California
$257K +$234K +6,100 +4,266%
HSBC Holdings
13
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$250K +$232K +6,055 New
AG
14
Advisor Group
Arizona
$47K – – –
Barclays
15
Barclays
United Kingdom
$43K -$104K -2,724 -72%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$41K +$38.3K +1,000 New
First Manhattan
17
First Manhattan
New York
$32K – – –
SIM
18
Sonora Investment Management
Arizona
$16.5K – – –
Creative Planning
19
Creative Planning
Kansas
$15K – – –
US Bancorp
20
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$13K -$77 -2 -0.6%
IA
21
IFP Advisors
Florida
$7K – – –
Bank of America
22
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6K -$108K -2,825 -95%
VIA
23
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
LIA
24
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$1K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
25
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1K +$1.11K +29 New
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AGQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

27 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Silver (AGQ) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $51.6M — up 34% from $38.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new AGQ positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.85M. The largest seller was KGH Ltd, cutting an estimated $1.99M.

  • 27 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Silver (AGQ) as of Q1 2017, up from 22 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $51.6M of ProShares Ultra Silver stock for Q1 2017, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Silver positions in Q1 2017 and 3 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Silver buyer in Q1 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $2.85M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Silver seller in Q1 2017 was KGH Ltd, an estimated $1.99M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.