ProShares Ultra Dow30
DDM
24 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.3M invested in ProShares Ultra Dow30 in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 6
50% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $16.9M → $25.3M (+$8.41M)
38.17% more ownership
Funds ownership: 67.64% → 105.81% (+38%)
14% more funds holding
Funds holding: 21 → 24 (+3)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 6
56% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.48M | Put options by funds: $19.1M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
AP
Advisors Preferred
Rockville,
Maryland
|
+$8.43M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$4.08M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.31M |
| 4 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$975K |
| 5 |
RCM
Rotella Capital Management
Bellevue,
Washington
|
+$755K |
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PI
26
Placemark Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$2.06M | -216,972 | Closed |
|
|
PSW
27
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Tacoma,
Washington
| – | -$1.45M | -153,240 | Closed |
|
|
T
28
TradeWorx
Red Bank,
New Jersey
| – | -$264K | -27,840 | Closed |
|
29
Goldman Sachs
New York
| – | -$200K | -21,108 | Closed |
|
30
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| – | -$121K | -12,552 | Closed |
|
DDM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
24 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Dow30 (DDM) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $25.3M — up 50% from $16.9M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new DDM positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Advisors Preferred, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.43M. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), exiting entirely with an estimated $3.99M sold.
- 24 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Dow30 (DDM) as of Q2 2014, up from 21 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $25.3M of ProShares Ultra Dow30 stock for Q2 2014, up 50% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Dow30 positions in Q2 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Dow30 buyer in Q2 2014 was Advisors Preferred, an estimated $8.43M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Dow30 seller in Q2 2014 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $3.99M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.