ProShares Short Dow30
40 hedge funds and large institutions have $39M invested in ProShares Short Dow30 in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
180% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 5
29% more funds holding
Funds holding: 31 → 40 (+9)
29% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 7
25% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $31.3M → $39M (+$7.79M)
0.99% more ownership
Funds ownership: 3.02% → 4.01% (+0.99%)
20% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $279K | Put options by funds: $350K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baird Financial Group
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$3.67M |
| 2 |
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Phoenix,
Arizona
|
+$3.56M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$2.63M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.33M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.19M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$765K |
| 2 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$693K |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$641K |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$227K |
| 5 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
-$217K |
DOG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
40 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short Dow30 (DOG) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $39M — up 25% from $31.3M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new DOG positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Baird Financial Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.67M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $765K sold.
- 40 institutional investors held ProShares Short Dow30 (DOG) as of Q4 2017, up from 31 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $39M of ProShares Short Dow30 stock for Q4 2017, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new ProShares Short Dow30 positions in Q4 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short Dow30 buyer in Q4 2017 was Baird Financial Group, an estimated $3.67M added.
- The largest ProShares Short Dow30 seller in Q4 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $765K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.