ProShares UltraShort Energy
14 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.28M invested in ProShares UltraShort Energy in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
61% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $15.2M | Put options by funds: $9.48M
0.84% less ownership
Funds ownership: 1.4% → 0.55% (-0.84%)
13% less funds holding
Funds holding: 16 → 14 (-2)
29% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 7
64% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $17.4M → $6.28M (-$11.1M)
71% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 7
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.14M |
| 2 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$165K |
| 3 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
+$19.6K |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$10.9K |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$8.7K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$2.89M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.72M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$1.51M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$1.33M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.23M |
DUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
14 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Energy (DUG) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $6.28M — down 64% from $17.4M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of DUG and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 7 trimmed existing stakes and 2 added.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $1.14M. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), cutting an estimated $2.89M.
- 14 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Energy (DUG) as of Q1 2015, down from 16 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $6.28M of ProShares UltraShort Energy stock for Q1 2015, down 64% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Energy positions in Q1 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Energy buyer in Q1 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $1.14M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Energy seller in Q1 2015 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $2.89M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.