ProShares Ultra Dow30
DDM
24 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.1M invested in ProShares Ultra Dow30 in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
175% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $27M | Put options by funds: $9.8M
33% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $15.1M → $20.1M (+$4.97M)
17% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 6
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 23 → 24 (+1)
1.18% less ownership
Funds ownership: 26.22% → 25.04% (-1.2%)
56% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 9
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.73M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.48M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$950K |
| 4 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
+$808K |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$618K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$5.53M |
| 2 |
TFA
Toth Financial Advisory
Leesburg,
Virginia
|
-$1.16M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$522K |
| 4 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$367K |
| 5 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$307K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
26
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$307K | -17,076 | Closed |
|
|
ASN
27
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$298K | -16,590 | Closed |
|
28
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$230K | -11,400 | Closed |
|
29
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$121 | -6 | Closed |
|
DDM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
24 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Dow30 (DDM) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $20.1M — up 33% from $15.1M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new DDM positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 4 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Simplex Trading, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.73M. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), exiting entirely with an estimated $5.53M sold.
- 24 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Dow30 (DDM) as of Q4 2017, up from 23 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $20.1M of ProShares Ultra Dow30 stock for Q4 2017, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Dow30 positions in Q4 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Dow30 buyer in Q4 2017 was Simplex Trading, an estimated $1.73M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Dow30 seller in Q4 2017 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $5.53M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.