ProShares UltraShort Energy
9 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.33M invested in ProShares UltraShort Energy in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
120% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.33M → $7.33M (+$4M)
112% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $23.5M | Put options by funds: $11.1M
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 3
18% less funds holding
Funds holding: 11 → 9 (-2)
50% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 4
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$2.33M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.58M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.1M |
| 4 |
RPG
Risk Paradigm Group
Austin,
Texas
|
+$223K |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$107K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.78M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$497K |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$215K |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$144K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$123K |
DUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
9 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Energy (DUG) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $7.33M — up 120% from $3.33M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of DUG and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 3 trimmed existing stakes and 4 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $2.33M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.78M sold.
- 9 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Energy (DUG) as of Q3 2015, down from 11 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $7.33M of ProShares UltraShort Energy stock for Q3 2015, up 120% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Energy positions in Q3 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Energy buyer in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.33M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Energy seller in Q3 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.78M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.