ProShares UltraShort Energy
9 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.7M invested in ProShares UltraShort Energy in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 1
100% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 2
74% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.84M → $6.7M (+$2.86M)
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 8 → 9 (+1)
0.55% more ownership
Funds ownership: 1.04% → 1.59% (+0.55%)
84% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $819K | Put options by funds: $5.07M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$230K |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$183K |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$89K |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$72.7K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$26.3K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$455K |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$3.87K |
| 3 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$2K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Jane Street
New York
| $2.17M | +$230K | +297 | +16% |
|
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2
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $1.88M | -$455K | -588 | -24% |
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3
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| $1.49M | +$183K | +237 | +19% |
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TRCT
4
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $774K | +$72.7K | +94 | +14% |
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5
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $171K | +$26.3K | +34 | +25% |
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6
SG Americas Securities
New York
| $116K | +$89K | +115 | New |
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7
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $32K | -$3.87K | -5 | -14% |
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AP
8
Advisors Preferred
Rockville,
Maryland
| $32K | +$24.8K | +32 | New |
|
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AG
9
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
| $29K | – | – | – |
|
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10
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$2K | -4 | Closed |
|
DUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
9 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Energy (DUG) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $6.7M — up 74% from $3.84M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 2 funds opened new DUG positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 4 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $230K. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $455K.
- 9 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Energy (DUG) as of Q4 2018, up from 8 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $6.7M of ProShares UltraShort Energy stock for Q4 2018, up 74% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Energy positions in Q4 2018 and 1 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Energy buyer in Q4 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $230K added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Energy seller in Q4 2018 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $455K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.