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ProShares Large Cap Core Plus
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80 hedge funds and large institutions have $455M invested in ProShares Large Cap Core Plus in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

157% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 7

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)

76% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 17

60% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $284M → $455M (+$171M)

49.31% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.82% → 126.13% (+49%)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 69 → 80 (+11)

Holders
80
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+15.94%
% of All Funds
1.81%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
18
Increased
30
Reduced
17
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.75M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$2.52M
3
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
+$1.22M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.15M
5
ACM
AlphaStar Capital Management
North Carolina
+$986K

Top Sellers

1
IA
IFP Advisors
Florida
-$2.47M
2
SBL
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
-$1.4M
3
LPT
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
-$1.13M
4
AF
AMG Funds
Connecticut
-$893K
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$668K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MFG
1
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$136M +$131M +4,059,814 New
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$78.3M +$2.75M +84,906 +4%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
3
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$64.9M +$1.22M +37,806 +2%
LPT
4
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$21.8M -$1.13M -35,064 -5%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$19.9M +$1.15M +35,554 +6%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$14.7M +$20.3K +628 +0.1%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$14.4M -$20.7K -640 -0.1%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$10.4M +$2.52M +77,822 +33%
SBL
9
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$8.74M -$1.4M -43,274 -14%
MA
10
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$7.94M +$7.7M +237,764 New
FIM
11
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$7.76M -$56K -1,730 -0.7%
CS
12
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$6.88M +$113K +3,476 +2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
13
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$6.26M -$146K -4,524 -2%
LFAS
14
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$4.27M -$50.7K -1,566 -1%
Comerica Bank
15
Comerica Bank
Texas
$3.38M +$171K +5,278 +6%
MML Investors Services
16
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$3.23M -$5.7K -176 -0.2%
ECM
17
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$2.86M – – –
MCM
18
Mainstay Capital Management
Michigan
$2.84M +$2.75M +85,052 New
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.79M -$368K -11,378 -12%
AFNAS
20
American Financial Network Advisory Services
California
$2.65M +$464K +14,346 +22%
AF
21
AMG Funds
Connecticut
$2.53M -$893K -27,600 -27%
RJFSA
22
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.28M -$361K -11,160 -14%
ST
23
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$2.26M – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.93M +$686K +21,210 +58%
LIM
25
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$1.53M +$32.4K +1,000 +2%
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CSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

80 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Large Cap Core Plus (CSM) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $455M — up 60% from $284M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new CSM positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $2.75M. The largest seller was IFP Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.47M sold.

  • 80 institutional investors held ProShares Large Cap Core Plus (CSM) as of Q4 2017, up from 69 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $455M of ProShares Large Cap Core Plus stock for Q4 2017, up 60% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new ProShares Large Cap Core Plus positions in Q4 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Large Cap Core Plus buyer in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.75M added.
  • The largest ProShares Large Cap Core Plus seller in Q4 2017 was IFP Advisors, an estimated $2.47M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.