ProShares UltraShort Energy
DUG
10 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.91M invested in ProShares UltraShort Energy in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
2,146% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $584K | Put options by funds: $26K
150% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 2
1% more ownership
Funds ownership: 1.44% → 2.45% (+1%)
19% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.36M → $1.91M (-$442K)
23% less funds holding
Funds holding: 13 → 10 (-3)
60% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 5
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HF
HRT Financial
New York
|
+$560K |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$167K |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$48.8K |
| 4 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$22.1K |
| 5 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3.18K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$662K |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$230K |
| 3 |
Walleye Capital
New York
|
-$200K |
| 4 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
-$182K |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$31.5K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| $575K | +$167K | +3,264 | +42% |
|
|
HF
2
HRT Financial
New York
| $569K | +$560K | +10,923 | New |
|
|
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
| $324K | -$31.5K | -615 | -9% |
|
|
4
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $168K | +$22.1K | +432 | +16% |
|
|
5
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $132K | +$3.18K | +62 | +2% |
|
|
TRCT
6
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $83K | -$662K | -12,923 | -89% |
|
|
7
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $49.7K | +$48.8K | +953 | New |
|
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $10.4K | +$1.49K | +29 | +17% |
|
|
CG
9
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| $3K | +$1.28K | +25 | +50% |
|
10
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
| $104 | – | – | – |
|
|
11
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$230K | -4,637 | Closed |
|
|
12
Walleye Capital
New York
| – | -$200K | -4,044 | Closed |
|
|
TSS
13
Two Sigma Securities
New York
| – | -$182K | -3,673 | Closed |
|
|
BAM
14
Belpointe Asset Management
Reno,
Nevada
| – | -$23.6K | -476 | Closed |
|
15
JP Morgan Chase
New York
| – | -$13K | -257 | Closed |
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DUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review
10 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Energy (DUG) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $1.91M — down 19% from $2.36M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of DUG and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 2 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.
The largest buyer was HRT Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $560K. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), cutting an estimated $662K.
- 10 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Energy (DUG) as of Q1 2023, down from 13 in Q4 2022.
- Funds reported $1.91M of ProShares UltraShort Energy stock for Q1 2023, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Energy positions in Q1 2023 and 5 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Energy buyer in Q1 2023 was HRT Financial, an estimated $560K added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Energy seller in Q1 2023 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $662K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.