ProShares UltraShort Energy
DUG
7 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.43M invested in ProShares UltraShort Energy in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
300% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 1
1.18% less ownership
Funds ownership: 2.24% → 1.07% (-1.2%)
30% less funds holding
Funds holding: 10 → 7 (-3)
60% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 5
62% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.01M → $3.43M (-$5.58M)
64% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $751K | Put options by funds: $2.09M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$725K |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$161K |
| 3 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$18K |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$15.5K |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$12.9K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TB
Terril Brothers
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$4.79M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$1.28M |
| 3 |
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$591K |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$174K |
| 5 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$3K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| $2.13M | +$725K | +844 | +52% |
|
|
TRCT
2
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $636K | +$12.9K | +15 | +2% |
|
|
3
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $593K | +$161K | +187 | +38% |
|
|
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $21K | +$15.5K | +18 | +360% |
|
|
IA
5
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| $21K | +$21.5K | +25 | New |
|
|
6
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $18K | +$18K | +21 | New |
|
|
7
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $3K | -$174K | -202 | -99% |
|
|
BCWM
8
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| $217 | – | – | – |
|
|
TB
9
Terril Brothers
St. Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$4.79M | -6,196 | Closed |
|
|
VF
10
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$1.28M | -1,664 | Closed |
|
|
11
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$591K | -765 | Closed |
|
|
CG
12
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$3K | -5 | Closed |
|
|
LTFS
13
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$2K | -3 | Closed |
|
DUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
7 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Energy (DUG) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $3.43M — down 62% from $9.01M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of DUG and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 1 trimmed existing stakes and 4 added.
The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $725K. The largest seller was Terril Brothers, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.79M sold.
- 7 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Energy (DUG) as of Q3 2019, down from 10 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $3.43M of ProShares UltraShort Energy stock for Q3 2019, down 62% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Energy positions in Q3 2019 and 5 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Energy buyer in Q3 2019 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $725K added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Energy seller in Q3 2019 was Terril Brothers, an estimated $4.79M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.