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ProShares Large Cap Core Plus
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59 hedge funds and large institutions have $200M invested in ProShares Large Cap Core Plus in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $172M → $200M (+$27.6M)

11.39% more ownership

Funds ownership: 90.01% → 101.4% (+11%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 64 → 59 (-5)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

46% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 24

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 8

Holders
59
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-7.81%
% of All Funds
1.55%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
4
Increased
13
Reduced
24
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
FIM
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
+$7.22M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$5.73M
3
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
+$5.59M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$2.62M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.94M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.48M
2
CS
Comerica Securities
Michigan
-$3.83M
3
AAM
Aston Asset Management
Illinois
-$3.71M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.61M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$2.17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$48.6M -$4.48M -181,110 -8%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$16.1M +$1.94M +78,338 +14%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$15.8M +$5.73M +231,594 +55%
CAAS
4
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$14.2M +$14.2M +574,422 New
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$13.9M +$2.62M +105,720 +23%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
6
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$10.8M +$5.59M +226,114 +105%
FIM
7
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$9.92M +$7.22M +291,968 +266%
Comerica Bank
8
Comerica Bank
Texas
$9.18M +$1.02M +41,134 +12%
AAM
9
Aston Asset Management
Illinois
$7.34M -$3.71M -150,000 -34%
Envestnet Asset Management
10
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$7.1M +$822K +33,248 +13%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7.04M -$2.17M -87,764 -24%
BCI
12
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$4.56M – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
13
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$4.37M -$151K -6,098 -3%
CWA
14
Cypress Wealth Advisors
California
$3.08M -$232K -9,372 -7%
LIM
15
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$3.02M -$161K -6,500 -5%
MFS
16
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$2.84M -$12K -486 -0.4%
IA
17
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2.42M +$2.43M +98,156 New
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.23M +$224K +9,050 +11%
WS
19
Wedbush Securities
California
$2.14M -$104K -4,200 -5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
20
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.72M -$85.3K -3,448 -5%
ST
21
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$1.67M -$7.87K -318 -0.5%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.54M – – –
LPT
23
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$1.48M -$148K -6,000 -9%
HighTower Advisors
24
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$951K -$13.1K -528 -1%
PFG
25
Pacific Financial Group
Washington
$788K – – –
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CSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

59 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Large Cap Core Plus (CSM) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $200M — up 16% from $172M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of CSM and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 24 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.

The largest buyer was Freedom Investment Management, adding an estimated $7.22M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $4.48M.

  • 59 institutional investors held ProShares Large Cap Core Plus (CSM) as of Q4 2015, down from 64 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $200M of ProShares Large Cap Core Plus stock for Q4 2015, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new ProShares Large Cap Core Plus positions in Q4 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Large Cap Core Plus buyer in Q4 2015 was Freedom Investment Management, an estimated $7.22M added.
  • The largest ProShares Large Cap Core Plus seller in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.48M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.