ProShares UltraShort Dow 30
24 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.1M invested in ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
86% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 7
50% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 2
26% more funds holding
Funds holding: 19 → 24 (+5)
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.3M → $12.1M (+$1.78M)
15% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.21M | Put options by funds: $2.79M
0.06% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.25% → 0.31% (+0.06%)
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.98M |
| 2 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$989K |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$685K |
| 4 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$487K |
| 5 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$465K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$1.09M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$587K |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$360K |
| 4 |
SPC
Sigma Planning Corp
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
|
-$302K |
| 5 |
IA
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
|
-$294K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
26
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$587K | -1,355 | Closed |
|
|
SPC
27
Sigma Planning Corp
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
| – | -$302K | -748 | Closed |
|
|
IA
28
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| – | -$294K | -728 | Closed |
|
29
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$134K | -332 | Closed |
|
30
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$117K | -291 | Closed |
|
31
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$15.6K | -36 | Closed |
|
DXD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
24 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 (DXD) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $12.1M — up 17% from $10.3M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new DXD positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 3 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jump Trading, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.98M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.09M sold.
- 24 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 (DXD) as of Q1 2016, up from 19 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $12.1M of ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 stock for Q1 2016, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 positions in Q1 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 buyer in Q1 2016 was Jump Trading, an estimated $1.98M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 seller in Q1 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.09M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.