ProShares Short Dow30
31 hedge funds and large institutions have $77.9M invested in ProShares Short Dow30 in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 10
0.95% less ownership
Funds ownership: 7.72% → 6.77% (-0.95%)
11% less funds holding
Funds holding: 35 → 31 (-4)
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $88.5M → $77.9M (-$10.5M)
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 9
78% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $318K | Put options by funds: $1.47M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$6.97M |
| 2 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.39M |
| 3 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$982K |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$708K |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$698K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
-$7.78M |
| 2 |
LG
Leuthold Group
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$4.24M |
| 3 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.62M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.66M |
| 5 |
ICOA
Investment Centers of America
Bismarck,
North Dakota
|
-$1.31M |
DOG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
31 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short Dow30 (DOG) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $77.9M — down 12% from $88.5M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of DOG and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $6.97M. The largest seller was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, cutting an estimated $7.78M.
- 31 institutional investors held ProShares Short Dow30 (DOG) as of Q3 2013, down from 35 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $77.9M of ProShares Short Dow30 stock for Q3 2013, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new ProShares Short Dow30 positions in Q3 2013 and 9 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short Dow30 buyer in Q3 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.97M added.
- The largest ProShares Short Dow30 seller in Q3 2013 was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, an estimated $7.78M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.