ProShares Ultra Energy
20 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.79M invested in ProShares Ultra Energy in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
50% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 4
36% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.48M | Put options by funds: $2.55M
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.83M → $9.79M (+$966K)
2.48% more ownership
Funds ownership: 6.41% → 8.88% (+2.5%)
20% less funds holding
Funds holding: 25 → 20 (-5)
71% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 7
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.4M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$943K |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$469K |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$115K |
| 5 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$57.2K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SKK
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$229K |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$117K |
| 3 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
-$108K |
| 4 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$90.6K |
| 5 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$73K |
DIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
20 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Energy (DIG) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $9.79M — up 11% from $8.83M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of DIG and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 4 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $1.4M. The largest seller was Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk, exiting entirely with an estimated $229K sold.
- 20 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Energy (DIG) as of Q1 2018, down from 25 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $9.79M of ProShares Ultra Energy stock for Q1 2018, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Energy positions in Q1 2018 and 7 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Energy buyer in Q1 2018 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.4M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Energy seller in Q1 2018 was Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk, an estimated $229K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.