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)
0.69% more ownership
Funds ownership: 20.81% → 21.5% (+0.69%)
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 |
DUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
9 of the 4,505 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.