ProShares UltraShort Energy
12 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.12M invested in ProShares UltraShort Energy in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.
93% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.72M → $9.12M (+$4.4M)
33% more funds holding
Funds holding: 9 → 12 (+3)
5% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.33M | Put options by funds: $1.26M
0.7% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.54% → 1.24% (+0.7%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 4
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PAA
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Portland,
Oregon
|
+$3.49M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$424K |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$68.1K |
| 4 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$33.3K |
| 5 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$30K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$247K |
| 2 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$118K |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$51.1K |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$23.5K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PAA
1
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Portland,
Oregon
| $3.64M | +$3.49M | +4,303 | New |
|
|
VF
2
Virtu Financial
New York
| $2.28M | -$247K | -305 | -10% |
|
|
TRCT
3
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $1.13M | -$118K | -145 | -10% |
|
|
4
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $1.06M | -$51.1K | -63 | -5% |
|
|
5
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| $442K | +$424K | +523 | New |
|
|
VKH
6
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| $293K | +$30K | +37 | +12% |
|
|
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $71K | +$68.1K | +84 | New |
|
|
8
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $62K | +$33.3K | +41 | +124% |
|
|
9
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $56K | -$23.5K | -29 | -31% |
|
10
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $36K | +$27.6K | +34 | +378% |
|
|
AG
11
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
| $26K | +$1.62K | +2 | +7% |
|
|
MIM
12
Macroview Investment Management
Bethesda,
Maryland
| $20K | – | – | – |
|
DUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
12 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Energy (DUG) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $9.12M — up 93% from $4.72M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new DUG positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Peregrine Asset Advisers, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.49M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $247K.
- 12 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Energy (DUG) as of Q1 2017, up from 9 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $9.12M of ProShares UltraShort Energy stock for Q1 2017, up 93% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Energy positions in Q1 2017 and 0 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Energy buyer in Q1 2017 was Peregrine Asset Advisers, an estimated $3.49M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Energy seller in Q1 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $247K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.