ProShares Short Dow30
DOG
42 hedge funds and large institutions have $79M invested in ProShares Short Dow30 in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
667% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.58M | Put options by funds: $859K
89% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 9
54% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $51.2M → $79M (+$27.8M)
20% more funds holding
Funds holding: 35 → 42 (+7)
6.25% more ownership
Funds ownership: 23.23% → 29.48% (+6.2%)
45% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 11
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$5.98M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$3.26M |
| 3 |
RA
Rational Advisors
Huntington,
New York
|
+$2.74M |
| 4 |
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Riverside,
Connecticut
|
+$2.61M |
| 5 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.17M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$5.64M |
| 2 |
WP
WealthSource Partners
San Luis Obispo,
California
|
-$850K |
| 3 |
JWS
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
-$838K |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$631K |
| 5 |
PAS
Partnervest Advisory Services
Santa Barbara,
California
|
-$596K |
DOG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
42 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short Dow30 (DOG) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $79M — up 54% from $51.2M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new DOG positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.
The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $5.98M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $5.64M.
- 42 institutional investors held ProShares Short Dow30 (DOG) as of Q4 2018, up from 35 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $79M of ProShares Short Dow30 stock for Q4 2018, up 54% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new ProShares Short Dow30 positions in Q4 2018 and 9 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short Dow30 buyer in Q4 2018 was UBS Group, an estimated $5.98M added.
- The largest ProShares Short Dow30 seller in Q4 2018 was LPL Financial, an estimated $5.64M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.