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
0.23% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.4% → 0.63% (+0.23%)
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 |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $2.71M | +$2.33M | +1,744 | +4,983% |
|
|
2
Jane Street
New York
| $2.46M | +$1.58M | +1,180 | +270% |
|
|
3
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $1.27M | +$1.1M | +819 | +4,311% |
|
|
4
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| $334K | +$107K | +80 | +57% |
|
|
RPG
5
Risk Paradigm Group
Austin,
Texas
| $254K | +$223K | +167 | New |
|
|
TRCT
6
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $243K | -$215K | -161 | -50% |
|
|
7
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $30K | -$123K | -92 | -82% |
|
|
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $23K | -$144K | -108 | -88% |
|
9
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $12K | +$10.7K | +8 | New |
|
|
10
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$1.78M | -1,334 | Closed |
|
|
VF
11
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$497K | -456 | Closed |
|
|
USGIU
12
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
San Antonio,
Texas
| – | -$66K | -60 | Closed |
|
13
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$19K | -18 | Closed |
|
DUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
9 of the 3,583 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.