ProShares UltraShort Energy
DUG
11 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.86M invested in ProShares UltraShort Energy in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
172% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.89M → $7.86M (+$4.98M)
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 2
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 3
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 10 → 11 (+1)
0.98% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.73% → 1.71% (+0.98%)
30% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.59M | Put options by funds: $2.26M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RA
Raffles Associates
New York
|
+$1.91M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.69M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.55M |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$305K |
| 5 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$152K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CCMW
Cypress Capital Management (Wyoming)
Sheridan,
Wyoming
|
-$1.07M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$71.9K |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$69.6K |
| 4 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$61.2K |
| 5 |
CA
Calton & Associates
Tampa,
Florida
|
-$1K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
| $2.02M | +$1.55M | +2,028 | +426% |
|
|
RA
2
Raffles Associates
New York
| $2.02M | +$1.91M | +2,500 | New |
|
|
3
Jane Street
New York
| $1.78M | +$1.69M | +2,202 | New |
|
|
TRCT
4
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $727K | +$305K | +398 | +79% |
|
|
5
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| $503K | -$71.9K | -94 | -13% |
|
6
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $485K | +$124K | +162 | +37% |
|
|
7
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $160K | +$152K | +199 | New |
|
8
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $123K | +$84.2K | +110 | +262% |
|
|
AG
9
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
| $23K | – | – | – |
|
|
CG
10
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| $16K | -$61.2K | -80 | -80% |
|
|
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $1K | -$69.6K | -91 | -99% |
|
|
CCMW
12
Cypress Capital Management (Wyoming)
Sheridan,
Wyoming
| – | -$1.07M | -1,400 | Closed |
|
|
CA
13
Calton & Associates
Tampa,
Florida
| – | -$1K | -2 | Closed |
|
DUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
11 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Energy (DUG) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $7.86M — up 172% from $2.89M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new DUG positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 4 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Raffles Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.91M. The largest seller was Cypress Capital Management (Wyoming), exiting entirely with an estimated $1.07M sold.
- 11 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Energy (DUG) as of Q1 2018, up from 10 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $7.86M of ProShares UltraShort Energy stock for Q1 2018, up 172% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Energy positions in Q1 2018 and 2 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Energy buyer in Q1 2018 was Raffles Associates, an estimated $1.91M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Energy seller in Q1 2018 was Cypress Capital Management (Wyoming), an estimated $1.07M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.