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ProShares UltraShort NASDAQ Biotechnology

19 hedge funds and large institutions have $46.6M invested in ProShares UltraShort NASDAQ Biotechnology in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

492% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $24M | Put options by funds: $4.05M

138% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.6M → $46.6M (+$27M)

133% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 3

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1919 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 7

Holders
19
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
0.53%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
7
Increased
7
Reduced
3
Closed
7
Calls
$24M
Puts
$4.05M
Net Calls
+$19.9M
Net Calls Change
+$18.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HCMT
1
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$14.7M -$443K -1,877 -4%
AAP
2
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
$12.5M +$9.31M +39,468 +4,208%
VF
3
Virtu Financial
New York
$5.61M +$3.7M +15,664 +619%
Susquehanna International Group
4
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.63M +$2.3M +9,769 +488%
Citadel Advisors
5
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.03M +$1.91M +8,092 +466%
TRCT
6
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.9M +$1.65M +7,001 +291%
CAM
7
Chesapeake Asset Management
New York
$1.23M
Jane Street
8
Jane Street
New York
$721K +$551K +2,337 New
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$686K -$285K -1,209 -35%
PCM
10
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$386K -$44.4K -188 -13%
HighTower Advisors
11
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$323K +$246K +1,044 New
TSS
12
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$320K +$244K +1,036 New
GIM
13
Guild Investment Management
California
$270K +$206K +875 New
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$118K +$40.6K +172 +81%
FIB
15
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$77K +$59K +250 New
Toronto Dominion Bank
16
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$58K +$14.9K +63 +50%
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$39K +$29.5K +125 New
Citigroup
18
Citigroup
New York
$22K +$17K +72 New
HR
19
Howe & Rusling
New York
$6K
HVC
20
Healthcare Value Capital
New Jersey
-$2.87M -12,500 Closed
BHA
21
Beech Hill Advisors
New York
-$469K -2,041 Closed
ID
22
Integral Derivatives
New York
-$319K -1,388 Closed
Simplex Trading
23
Simplex Trading
Illinois
-$184K -804 Closed
AIG
24
American International Group
New York
-$37K -161 Closed
FANJ
25
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
-$6K -25 Closed

BIS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

19 of the 3,583 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort NASDAQ Biotechnology (BIS) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $46.6M — up 138% from $19.6M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in BIS was balanced in Q3 2015: 7 funds opened new positions, 7 closed out, 7 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ardsley Advisory Partners, adding an estimated $9.31M. The largest seller was Healthcare Value Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.87M sold.

  • 19 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort NASDAQ Biotechnology (BIS) as of Q3 2015, unchanged from Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $46.6M of ProShares UltraShort NASDAQ Biotechnology stock for Q3 2015, up 138% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort NASDAQ Biotechnology positions in Q3 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort NASDAQ Biotechnology buyer in Q3 2015 was Ardsley Advisory Partners, an estimated $9.31M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort NASDAQ Biotechnology seller in Q3 2015 was Healthcare Value Capital, an estimated $2.87M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.