ProShares Short Dow30
DOG
47 hedge funds and large institutions have $125M invested in ProShares Short Dow30 in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
168% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $46.7M → $125M (+$78.4M)
156% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 9
117% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.76M | Put options by funds: $2.19M
38% more funds holding
Funds holding: 34 → 47 (+13)
12.86% more ownership
Funds ownership: 21.25% → 34.11% (+13%)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 9
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$30.3M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$21.4M |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$5.1M |
| 4 |
PFT
Providence First Trust
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
+$3.67M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$2.12M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$4.93M |
| 2 |
BC
Brinker Capital
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.62M |
| 3 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$895K |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$830K |
| 5 |
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Phoenix,
Arizona
|
-$583K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$15K | -300 | Closed |
|
|
TI
52
tru Independence
Portland,
Oregon
| – | -$6K | -100 | Closed |
|
53
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | +$106 | +2 | +200% |
|
DOG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
47 of the 4,539 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short Dow30 (DOG) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $125M — up 168% from $46.7M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new DOG positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $30.3M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $4.93M.
- 47 institutional investors held ProShares Short Dow30 (DOG) as of Q1 2020, up from 34 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $125M of ProShares Short Dow30 stock for Q1 2020, up 168% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new ProShares Short Dow30 positions in Q1 2020 and 9 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short Dow30 buyer in Q1 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $30.3M added.
- The largest ProShares Short Dow30 seller in Q1 2020 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $4.93M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.