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ProShares Large Cap Core Plus
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86 hedge funds and large institutions have $482M invested in ProShares Large Cap Core Plus in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 30 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

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 86 (+6)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $455M → $482M (+$27.1M)

2.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 126.13% → 128.26% (+2.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 30

Holders
86
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+7.5%
% of All Funds
1.97%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
10
Increased
28
Reduced
30
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
MFG
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
+$13.6M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$7.74M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$3.67M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$3.14M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$2.14M

Top Sellers

1
AFNAS
American Financial Network Advisory Services
California
-$2.7M
2
RIL
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
-$1.19M
3
Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank
Texas
-$918K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$916K
5
CAAS
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
-$833K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fifth Third Bancorp
76
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$28K – – –
PCA
77
Providence Capital Advisors
North Carolina
$27K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
78
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$24K +$25.1K +734 New
WAP
79
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$19K +$137 +4 +0.7%
GI
80
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$5K – – –
OIA
81
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$4K – – –
AFNAS
82
American Financial Network Advisory Services
California
$2.25K -$2.7M -79,118 -99%
SIS
83
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$2K – – –
TFA
84
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
TC
85
Trilogy Capital
California
$1K +$1.36K +40 New
RIL
86
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
– -$1.19M -35,500 Closed
AIP
87
Ahrens Investment Partners
Louisiana
– -$321K -9,630 Closed
SG Americas Securities
88
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$124K -3,710 Closed
BlackRock
89
BlackRock
New York
– -$2K -72 Closed
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CSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

86 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Large Cap Core Plus (CSM) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $482M — up 6% from $455M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new CSM positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Merit Financial Group, adding an estimated $13.6M. The largest seller was American Financial Network Advisory Services, cutting an estimated $2.7M.

  • 86 institutional investors held ProShares Large Cap Core Plus (CSM) as of Q1 2018, up from 80 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $482M of ProShares Large Cap Core Plus stock for Q1 2018, up 6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new ProShares Large Cap Core Plus positions in Q1 2018 and 4 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Large Cap Core Plus buyer in Q1 2018 was Merit Financial Group, an estimated $13.6M added.
  • The largest ProShares Large Cap Core Plus seller in Q1 2018 was American Financial Network Advisory Services, an estimated $2.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.