ProShares UltraShort Energy
DUG
9 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.72M invested in ProShares UltraShort Energy in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
67% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 3
49% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.76M | Put options by funds: $1.18M
37% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.45M → $4.72M (+$1.27M)
29% more funds holding
Funds holding: 7 → 9 (+2)
0.11% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.43% → 0.54% (+0.11%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1 | Existing positions reduced: 1
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$1.24M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.11M |
| 3 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$259K |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$170K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$79.5K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$718K |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$121K |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$35K |
| 4 |
MFS
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
|
-$3K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
| $2.25M | +$170K | +203 | +7% |
|
|
TRCT
2
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $1.11M | +$1.24M | +1,485 | New |
|
|
3
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $988K | +$1.11M | +1,320 | New |
|
|
VKH
4
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| $231K | +$259K | +309 | New |
|
|
5
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $71K | +$79.5K | +95 | New |
|
6
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $24K | +$27.6K | +33 | New |
|
|
AG
7
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
| $22K | – | – | – |
|
|
MIM
8
Macroview Investment Management
Bethesda,
Maryland
| $18K | – | – | – |
|
|
9
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $7K | -$121K | -145 | -94% |
|
|
10
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$718K | -857 | Closed |
|
|
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
| – | -$35K | -39 | Closed |
|
|
MFS
12
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| – | -$3K | -4 | Closed |
|
DUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
9 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Energy (DUG) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $4.72M — up 37% from $3.45M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new DUG positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 1 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), opening a new position worth an estimated $1.24M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $718K sold.
- 9 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Energy (DUG) as of Q4 2016, up from 7 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $4.72M of ProShares UltraShort Energy stock for Q4 2016, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Energy positions in Q4 2016 and 3 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Energy buyer in Q4 2016 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $1.24M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Energy seller in Q4 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $718K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.