ProShares Short Dow30
28 hedge funds and large institutions have $42M invested in ProShares Short Dow30 in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
1,485% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $206K | Put options by funds: $13K
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 7
0.22% less ownership
Funds ownership: 4.22% → 4% (-0.22%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 30 → 28 (-2)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $46.5M → $42M (-$4.47M)
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 8
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$3.16M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$687K |
| 3 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
+$549K |
| 4 |
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
North Little Rock,
Arkansas
|
+$245K |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$239K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$3.54M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$1.76M |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$962K |
| 4 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$918K |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$698K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SIM
26
Sonora Investment Management
Tucson,
Arizona
| $3.49K | – | – | – |
|
|
IWM
27
IHT Wealth Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| $2 | – | – | – |
|
|
TRCT
28
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$962K | -13,288 | Closed |
|
|
VKH
29
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$918K | -12,686 | Closed |
|
30
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$448K | -6,193 | Closed |
|
31
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$42K | -581 | Closed |
|
|
SF
32
Synovus Financial
Columbus,
Georgia
| – | -$31K | -438 | Closed |
|
|
AG
33
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
| – | -$14K | -200 | Closed |
|
34
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$5K | -75 | Closed |
|
|
MIM
35
Macroview Investment Management
Bethesda,
Maryland
| – | -$5K | -63 | Closed |
|
36
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$711 | -10 | -63% |
|
DOG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
28 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short Dow30 (DOG) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $42M — down 9.6% from $46.5M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of DOG and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 7 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $3.16M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $3.54M.
- 28 institutional investors held ProShares Short Dow30 (DOG) as of Q2 2017, down from 30 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $42M of ProShares Short Dow30 stock for Q2 2017, down 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new ProShares Short Dow30 positions in Q2 2017 and 8 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short Dow30 buyer in Q2 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.16M added.
- The largest ProShares Short Dow30 seller in Q2 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $3.54M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.