ProShares Ultra Dow30
DDM
30 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.1M invested in ProShares Ultra Dow30 in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
136% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.78M → $23.1M (+$13.3M)
85% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $25.9M | Put options by funds: $14M
80% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 5
33.24% more ownership
Funds ownership: 23.31% → 56.54% (+33%)
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 26 → 30 (+4)
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 8
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$5.36M |
| 2 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$2.69M |
| 3 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.18M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$587K |
| 5 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$536K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$773K |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$308K |
| 3 |
AFP
Ausdal Financial Partners
Davenport,
Iowa
|
-$275K |
| 4 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$226K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$162K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AC
26
Alexandria Capital
Arlington,
Virginia
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
27
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $3K | -$1.82K | -186 | -44% |
|
|
MFS
28
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| $1K | -$40.4K | -4,116 | -97% |
|
|
CG
29
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
AFP
30
Ausdal Financial Partners
Davenport,
Iowa
| – | -$275K | -25,656 | Closed |
|
|
TH
31
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$226K | -21,066 | Closed |
|
|
32
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$162K | -15,150 | Closed |
|
|
FAM
33
Formidable Asset Management
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$36K | -3,600 | Closed |
|
|
UFA
34
US Financial Advisors
Braintree,
Massachusetts
| – | -$26K | -2,400 | Closed |
|
DDM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
30 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Dow30 (DDM) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $23.1M — up 136% from $9.78M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new DDM positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $5.36M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $773K.
- 30 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Dow30 (DDM) as of Q1 2016, up from 26 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $23.1M of ProShares Ultra Dow30 stock for Q1 2016, up 136% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Dow30 positions in Q1 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Dow30 buyer in Q1 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $5.36M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Dow30 seller in Q1 2016 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $773K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.