ProShares UltraShort Energy
16 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.4M invested in ProShares UltraShort Energy in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
150% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 4
113% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $28.3M | Put options by funds: $13.3M
65% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.5M → $17.4M (+$6.85M)
45% more funds holding
Funds holding: 11 → 16 (+5)
0.24% more ownership
Funds ownership: 1.16% → 1.4% (+0.24%)
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 4
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$3.47M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.17M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$2.87M |
| 4 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$1.36M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$996K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$4.4M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$2.54M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$1.18M |
| 4 |
QC
QCM Cayman
Houston,
Texas
|
-$169K |
| 5 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$121K |
DUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
16 of the 3,765 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Energy (DUG) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $17.4M — up 65% from $10.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new DUG positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 2 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), opening a new position worth an estimated $3.47M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $4.4M.
- 16 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Energy (DUG) as of Q4 2014, up from 11 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $17.4M of ProShares UltraShort Energy stock for Q4 2014, up 65% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Energy positions in Q4 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Energy buyer in Q4 2014 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $3.47M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Energy seller in Q4 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $4.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.