ProShares Short Dow30
42 hedge funds and large institutions have $108M invested in ProShares Short Dow30 in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
27% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 11
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 39 → 42 (+3)
0.12% more ownership
Funds ownership: 8% → 8.13% (+0.12%)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $111M → $108M (-$2.89M)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 13
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)
93% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $109K | Put options by funds: $1.59M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$7.51M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$5.06M |
| 3 |
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
San Diego,
California
|
+$4.6M |
| 4 |
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Phoenix,
Arizona
|
+$4.25M |
| 5 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3.65M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACM
Arlington Capital Management
Arlington Heights,
Illinois
|
-$19.1M |
| 2 |
BC
Brinker Capital
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$5.35M |
| 3 |
AIM
Advantage Investment Management
Cedar Rapids,
Iowa
|
-$1.44M |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$832K |
| 5 |
Baird Financial Group
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$827K |
DOG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
42 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short Dow30 (DOG) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $108M — down 2.6% from $111M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new DOG positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $7.51M. The largest seller was Arlington Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $19.1M sold.
- 42 institutional investors held ProShares Short Dow30 (DOG) as of Q1 2016, up from 39 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $108M of ProShares Short Dow30 stock for Q1 2016, down 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new ProShares Short Dow30 positions in Q1 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short Dow30 buyer in Q1 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $7.51M added.
- The largest ProShares Short Dow30 seller in Q1 2016 was Arlington Capital Management, an estimated $19.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.