ProShares UltraShort Dow 30
21 hedge funds and large institutions have $16M invested in ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
535% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.73M | Put options by funds: $902K
137% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.75M → $16M (+$9.21M)
80% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 5
24% more funds holding
Funds holding: 17 → 21 (+4)
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 5
0.15% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.18% → 0.33% (+0.15%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$4.23M |
| 2 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.89M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.78M |
| 4 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$1.06M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$836K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$1.61M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$699K |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$258K |
| 4 |
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Frankfurt,
Germany
|
-$205K |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$79.7K |
DXD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
21 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 (DXD) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $16M — up 137% from $6.75M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new DXD positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $4.23M. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), cutting an estimated $1.61M.
- 21 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 (DXD) as of Q2 2015, up from 17 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $16M of ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 stock for Q2 2015, up 137% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 positions in Q2 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 buyer in Q2 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $4.23M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 seller in Q2 2015 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $1.61M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.