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ProShares Trust Short MSCI EAFE

29 hedge funds and large institutions have $219M invested in ProShares Trust Short MSCI EAFE in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

260% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 5

71% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1729 (+12)

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $185M → $219M (+$33.8M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

1.63% less ownership

Funds ownership: 40.63%39% (-1.6%)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 6

Holders
29
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+70.59%
% of All Funds
0.77%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
18
Increased
5
Reduced
6
Closed
5
Calls
$828K
Puts
Net Calls
+$828K
Net Calls Change
+$828K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BC
1
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$172M +$16.7M +244,666 +11%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$17.8M +$2.25M +33,057 +15%
Susquehanna International Group
3
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$5.75M +$5.67M +83,306 New
IPC
4
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$4.71M -$380K -5,579 -8%
B
5
Baird
Wisconsin
$3.02M -$344K -5,053 -10%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$2.77M +$584K +8,582 +27%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.16M +$2.14M +31,361 New
IC
8
InterOcean Capital
Illinois
$1.98M +$983K +14,434 +101%
Jane Street
9
Jane Street
New York
$1.73M +$1.7M +25,038 New
VF
10
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.54M +$1.52M +22,251 New
VAM
11
Verity Asset Management
North Carolina
$1.01M +$996K +14,630 New
DAS
12
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$708K +$698K +10,254 New
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$577K +$569K +8,360 New
WS
14
Wedbush Securities
California
$521K +$514K +7,548 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
15
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$511K -$47.7K -700 -9%
PSI
16
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$382K -$61.3K -900 -14%
LTFS
17
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$368K +$211K +3,099 +133%
Citadel Advisors
18
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$244K +$241K +3,541 New
LNC
19
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$229K +$226K +3,314 New
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$215K -$70.9K -1,041 -25%
VKH
21
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$213K +$211K +3,093 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
22
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$206K +$203K +2,985 New
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$54K +$53K +778 New
Envestnet Asset Management
24
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$47K -$8.24K -121 -15%
NPC
25
National Planning Corporation
California
$36K +$34.6K +508 New

EFZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

29 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Trust Short MSCI EAFE (EFZ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $219M — up 18% from $185M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new EFZ positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Brinker Capital, adding an estimated $16.7M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $642K sold.

  • 29 institutional investors held ProShares Trust Short MSCI EAFE (EFZ) as of Q4 2014, up from 17 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $219M of ProShares Trust Short MSCI EAFE stock for Q4 2014, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new ProShares Trust Short MSCI EAFE positions in Q4 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Trust Short MSCI EAFE buyer in Q4 2014 was Brinker Capital, an estimated $16.7M added.
  • The largest ProShares Trust Short MSCI EAFE seller in Q4 2014 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $642K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.