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ProShares Ultra Dow30
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35 hedge funds and large institutions have $48.7M invested in ProShares Ultra Dow30 in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

267% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 3

160% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 5

69% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $28.9M → $48.7M (+$19.9M)

42.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 117.36% → 159.4% (+42%)

30% more funds holding

Funds holding: 27 → 35 (+8)

6% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $34M | Put options by funds: $32M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
35
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+29.63%
% of All Funds
0.93%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
13
Increased
11
Reduced
3
Closed
5
Calls
$34M
Puts
$32M
Net Calls
+$1.97M
Net Calls Change
+$12.1M

Top Buyers

1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$5.19M
2
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$2.55M
3
PSW
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
+$2.39M
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$1.47M
5
AIG
American International Group
New York
+$1.4M

Top Sellers

1
AP
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
-$1.97M
2
WSTAM
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
-$1.16M
3
RCM
Rotella Capital Management
Washington
-$775K
4
JT
Jump Trading
Illinois
-$738K
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$264K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.56M +$1.28M +120,636 +22%
AP
2
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$6.64M -$1.97M -185,100 -24%
VF
3
Virtu Financial
New York
$5.47M +$5.19M +487,896 New
PSW
4
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
$5.45M +$2.39M +224,460 +86%
TRCT
5
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$4.3M +$2.55M +239,328 +167%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.04M +$1.28M +119,916 +79%
Barclays
7
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.01M +$1.47M +138,492 +335%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.77M -$263K -24,672 -14%
AIG
9
American International Group
New York
$1.49M +$1.4M +131,688 +9,145%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$1.43M +$270K +25,380 +25%
VKH
11
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.43M +$1.35M +127,080 New
TH
12
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.27M +$547K +51,408 +83%
CICI
13
Capital Investment Counsel Inc
North Carolina
$959K – – –
TFA
14
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$723K – – –
ACP
15
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$695K +$659K +61,980 New
Jane Street
16
Jane Street
New York
$622K +$590K +55,428 New
PI
17
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$592K +$561K +52,740 New
CT
18
CMT Trading
Illinois
$539K +$290K +27,228 +131%
UBS Group
19
UBS Group
Switzerland
$467K +$443K +41,604 New
WA
20
WFG Advisors
Texas
$458K +$434K +40,800 New
Citadel Advisors
21
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$418K +$396K +37,224 New
RCAG
22
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$404K – – –
BHA
23
Beech Hill Advisors
New York
$337K +$319K +30,000 New
TSS
24
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$300K +$285K +26,784 New
Bank of America
25
Bank of America
North Carolina
$93K -$69.8K -6,564 -44%
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DDM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

35 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Dow30 (DDM) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $48.7M — up 69% from $28.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new DDM positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.19M. The largest seller was Advisors Preferred, cutting an estimated $1.97M.

  • 35 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Dow30 (DDM) as of Q4 2014, up from 27 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $48.7M of ProShares Ultra Dow30 stock for Q4 2014, up 69% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Dow30 positions in Q4 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Dow30 buyer in Q4 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $5.19M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Dow30 seller in Q4 2014 was Advisors Preferred, an estimated $1.97M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.