ProShares UltraShort Dow 30
24 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.16M invested in ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
923% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.01M | Put options by funds: $490K
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 6
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 22 → 24 (+2)
0.08% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.16% → 0.07% (-0.08%)
40% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 5
59% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.28M → $2.16M (-$3.11M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$339K |
| 2 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$161K |
| 3 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$90.7K |
| 4 |
PA
Parallel Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$83.2K |
| 5 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
+$64.6K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$1.5M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$715K |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$481K |
| 4 |
WSTAM
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Norfolk,
Virginia
|
-$345K |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$296K |
DXD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
24 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 (DXD) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $2.16M — down 59% from $5.28M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new DXD positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 3 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Barclays, opening a new position worth an estimated $339K. The largest seller was Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB), exiting entirely with an estimated $1.5M sold.
- 24 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 (DXD) as of Q1 2018, up from 22 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $2.16M of ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 stock for Q1 2018, down 59% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 positions in Q1 2018 and 6 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 buyer in Q1 2018 was Barclays, an estimated $339K added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 seller in Q1 2018 was Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB), an estimated $1.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.