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ProShares Large Cap Core Plus
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88 hedge funds and large institutions have $489M invested in ProShares Large Cap Core Plus in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)

16.87% more ownership

Funds ownership: 120.19% → 137.06% (+17%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 92 → 88 (-4)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $570M → $489M (-$80.8M)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 35

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
88
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-4.35%
% of All Funds
1.96%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
10
Increased
26
Reduced
35
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$15.6M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$4.58M
3
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
+$3.46M
4
CS
Comerica Securities
Michigan
+$2.81M
5
LPT
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
+$1.12M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$6.44M
2
FF
Fluent Financial
Texas
-$4.55M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$2.59M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$2.36M
5
AF
AMG Funds
Connecticut
-$1.72M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FHB
76
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$20K – – –
NFG
77
Next Financial Group
Texas
$20K +$729 +22 +4%
PNC Financial Services Group
78
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$18K +$66 +2 +0.3%
WAP
79
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$18K +$66 +2 +0.3%
AF
80
Allworth Financial
California
$12K -$7.29K -220 -35%
GI
81
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$5K – – –
NR
82
Newfound Research
Massachusetts
$3K -$4.5K -136 -57%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
83
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2K – – –
SIS
84
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$2K – – –
DWM
85
Doyle Wealth Management
Florida
$2K +$1.99K +60 New
TFA
86
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
CF
87
Centaurus Financial
California
$11 +$44.8K +1,352 +4,507%
FF
88
Fluent Financial
Texas
– -$4.55M -125,902 Closed
AF
89
AMG Funds
Connecticut
– -$1.72M -47,570 Closed
BAM
90
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
– -$704K -19,480 Closed
CA
91
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
– -$649K -18,014 Closed
VWM
92
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
– -$499K -13,800 Closed
BCM
93
Breiter Capital Management
Florida
– -$426K -11,792 Closed
EWA
94
EP Wealth Advisors
California
– -$400K -11,070 Closed
LNC
95
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
– -$359K -9,938 Closed
IWM
96
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
– -$310K -8,580 Closed
HighTower Advisors
97
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
– -$287K -7,958 Closed
AGA
98
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
– -$202K -5,600 Closed
CAAS
99
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
– -$202K -5,592 Closed
BlackRock
100
BlackRock
New York
– -$6K -160 Closed
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CSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

88 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Large Cap Core Plus (CSM) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $489M — down 14% from $570M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of CSM and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 26 added.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $15.6M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $6.44M.

  • 88 institutional investors held ProShares Large Cap Core Plus (CSM) as of Q4 2018, down from 92 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $489M of ProShares Large Cap Core Plus stock for Q4 2018, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new ProShares Large Cap Core Plus positions in Q4 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Large Cap Core Plus buyer in Q4 2018 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $15.6M added.
  • The largest ProShares Large Cap Core Plus seller in Q4 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.44M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.