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ProShares Large Cap Core Plus
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92 hedge funds and large institutions have $570M invested in ProShares Large Cap Core Plus in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 6

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $512M → $570M (+$58.2M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 89 → 92 (+3)

8.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 128.39% → 120.19% (-8.2%)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 34

Holders
92
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.37%
% of All Funds
2.1%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
9
Increased
23
Reduced
34
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
MFG
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
+$9.95M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$3.89M
3
AFNAS
American Financial Network Advisory Services
California
+$2.24M
4
MCM
Mainstay Capital Management
Michigan
+$1.46M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$890K

Top Sellers

1
LFAS
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
-$2.85M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$1.58M
3
CF
Centaurus Financial
California
-$1.12M
4
CS
Comerica Securities
Michigan
-$932K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$850K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
26
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.71M +$890K +25,204 +113%
ECM
27
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$1.71M – – –
LIM
28
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$1.68M +$42.4K +1,200 +3%
LTFS
29
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.59M +$8.41K +238 +0.5%
LFAS
30
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$1.53M -$2.85M -80,756 -66%
AWS
31
AJ Wealth Strategies
New York
$1.52M – – –
BRWA
32
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1.51M +$10.3K +292 +0.7%
Jane Street
33
Jane Street
New York
$1.41M -$830K -23,494 -38%
WS
34
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.29M -$19.7K -558 -2%
Susquehanna International Group
35
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.22M +$142K +4,026 +13%
ACM
36
AlphaStar Capital Management
North Carolina
$1.06M -$19.6K -554 -2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
37
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.02M -$569K -16,118 -36%
PS
38
Portfolio Strategies
New York
$965K -$11.3K -320 -1%
CWA
39
Cypress Wealth Advisors
California
$942K -$45K -1,274 -5%
US Bancorp
40
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$939K +$27.6K +782 +3%
APA
41
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$915K -$14.7K -416 -2%
TFA
42
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$893K -$64.9K -1,838 -7%
Baird Financial Group
43
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$743K +$512K +14,498 +240%
RMC
44
Regis Management Company
California
$706K – – –
BAM
45
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$704K +$688K +19,480 New
SWM
46
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$685K -$24.7K -700 -4%
RJA
47
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$685K +$3.53K +100 +0.5%
CA
48
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$649K -$112K -3,170 -15%
AG
49
Advisor Group
Arizona
$580K +$450K +12,734 +384%
VWM
50
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
$499K +$488K +13,800 New
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CSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

92 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Large Cap Core Plus (CSM) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $570M — up 11% from $512M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new CSM positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Merit Financial Group, adding an estimated $9.95M. The largest seller was Level Four Advisory Services, cutting an estimated $2.85M.

  • 92 institutional investors held ProShares Large Cap Core Plus (CSM) as of Q3 2018, up from 89 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $570M of ProShares Large Cap Core Plus stock for Q3 2018, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new ProShares Large Cap Core Plus positions in Q3 2018 and 6 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Large Cap Core Plus buyer in Q3 2018 was Merit Financial Group, an estimated $9.95M added.
  • The largest ProShares Large Cap Core Plus seller in Q3 2018 was Level Four Advisory Services, an estimated $2.85M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.