ProShares Short Dow30
DOG
34 hedge funds and large institutions have $71M invested in ProShares Short Dow30 in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
108% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.17M | Put options by funds: $1.52M
0.12% less ownership
Funds ownership: 8.08% → 7.96% (-0.12%)
17% less funds holding
Funds holding: 41 → 34 (-7)
23% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $92.1M → $71M (-$21.1M)
43% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 14
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
50% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 12
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
+$5.44M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$5M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$698K |
| 4 |
MIM
Macroview Investment Management
Bethesda,
Maryland
|
+$634K |
| 5 |
BC
Brinker Capital
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
+$564K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$17.6M |
| 2 |
LG
Leuthold Group
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$6.27M |
| 3 |
IPC
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Boca Raton,
Florida
|
-$3.59M |
| 4 |
CWA
Constellation Wealth Advisors
New York
|
-$2.15M |
| 5 |
SGAM
Steinberg Global Asset Management
Boca Raton,
Florida
|
-$1.68M |
DOG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
34 of the 3,765 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short Dow30 (DOG) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $71M — down 23% from $92.1M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of DOG and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.
The largest buyer was Brinker Capital Investments, adding an estimated $5.44M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $17.6M.
- 34 institutional investors held ProShares Short Dow30 (DOG) as of Q4 2014, down from 41 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $71M of ProShares Short Dow30 stock for Q4 2014, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new ProShares Short Dow30 positions in Q4 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short Dow30 buyer in Q4 2014 was Brinker Capital Investments, an estimated $5.44M added.
- The largest ProShares Short Dow30 seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $17.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.