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ProShares Large Cap Core Plus

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: 56 (+1)

16.87% more ownership

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

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9288 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MFG
1
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$155M +$550K +16,606 +0.3%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$78.1M -$6.44M -194,372 -7%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
3
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$64.9M +$3.46M +104,442 +5%
LPT
4
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$20.9M +$1.12M +33,912 +5%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$20.4M -$603K -18,200 -3%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$14.4M +$15.6M +470,986 +8,292%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$13.3M -$2.59M -78,226 -15%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10.4M -$2.36M -71,330 -17%
BRWM
9
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$10.4M +$489K +14,752 +5%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8.35M +$355K +10,728 +4%
GCP
11
Gill Capital Partners
Colorado
$7.83M +$6.68M +201,670 New
MA
12
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$7.27M -$75K -2,264 -0.9%
CS
13
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$7.2M +$2.81M +84,720 +56%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$6.71M -$1.43M -43,254 -16%
SBL
15
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$6.66M -$232K -7,014 -3%
FIM
16
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$6M -$999K -30,152 -13%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
17
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$5.53M -$96.5K -2,914 -2%
Susquehanna International Group
18
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$5.22M +$4.58M +138,276 +408%
MML Investors Services
19
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$3.91M +$543K +16,384 +15%
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.4M -$124K -3,732 -4%
MCM
21
Mainstay Capital Management
Michigan
$2.3M -$300K -9,070 -11%
ST
22
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$1.8M -$274K -8,282 -12%
AFNAS
23
American Financial Network Advisory Services
California
$1.62M -$348K -10,506 -16%
ECM
24
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$1.43M -$3.31K -100 -0.2%
LTFS
25
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.36M +$48.8K +1,472 +3%

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.