ProShares Short Dow30
35 hedge funds and large institutions have $51.2M invested in ProShares Short Dow30 in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
121% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.57M | Put options by funds: $1.16M
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 3
71% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 7
27% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $40.2M → $51.2M (+$11M)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 32 → 35 (+3)
5.75% more ownership
Funds ownership: 17.48% → 23.23% (+5.8%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$8.11M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$6.51M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$3.9M |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$325K |
| 5 |
JWS
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
+$304K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Phoenix,
Arizona
|
-$4.27M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$517K |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$440K |
| 4 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
-$295K |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$248K |
DOG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
35 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short Dow30 (DOG) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $51.2M — up 27% from $40.2M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new DOG positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $8.11M. The largest seller was Dynamic Advisor Solutions, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.27M sold.
- 35 institutional investors held ProShares Short Dow30 (DOG) as of Q3 2018, up from 32 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $51.2M of ProShares Short Dow30 stock for Q3 2018, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new ProShares Short Dow30 positions in Q3 2018 and 3 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short Dow30 buyer in Q3 2018 was LPL Financial, an estimated $8.11M added.
- The largest ProShares Short Dow30 seller in Q3 2018 was Dynamic Advisor Solutions, an estimated $4.27M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.