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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
FANJ
76
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$35K – – –
PCA
77
Providence Capital Advisors
North Carolina
$29K – – –
GWM
78
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$25K -$45.7K -1,294 -65%
FHB
79
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$24K +$23.9K +676 New
NFG
80
Next Financial Group
Texas
$23K +$22.2K +628 New
AF
81
Allworth Financial
California
$22K -$32.4K -916 -60%
PNC Financial Services Group
82
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$22K – – –
WAP
83
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$21K – – –
NR
84
Newfound Research
Massachusetts
$9K – – –
GI
85
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$6K – – –
BlackRock
86
BlackRock
New York
$6K +$5.65K +160 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
87
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2K – – –
SIS
88
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$2K – – –
CF
89
Centaurus Financial
California
$1.09K -$1.12M -31,648 -100%
TFA
90
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
TC
91
Trilogy Capital
California
$1K – – –
BRF
92
B. Riley Financial
California
– -$405K -11,666 Closed
DAS
93
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
– -$209K -6,190 Closed
JFA
94
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
– -$35K -1,040 Closed
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
95
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
– -$28K -836 Closed
SEI Investments
96
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$26K -782 Closed
OIA
97
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
– -$4K -130 Closed
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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.