ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe
10 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.59M invested in ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
128% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.89M → $6.59M (+$3.7M)
1.18% more ownership
Funds ownership: 2.16% → 3.34% (+1.2%)
9% less funds holding
Funds holding: 11 → 10 (-1)
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4
39% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.9M | Put options by funds: $4.78M
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 4
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.69M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.57M |
| 3 |
VAM
Verity Asset Management
Durham,
North Carolina
|
+$766K |
| 4 |
HIM
Hillsdale Investment Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$408K |
| 5 |
AIG
American International Group
New York
|
+$6.41K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$688K |
| 2 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$276K |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$184K |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$52K |
| 5 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$44.6K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Jane Street
New York
| $1.81M | +$1.69M | +6,052 | New |
|
|
2
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $1.68M | +$1.57M | +5,625 | New |
|
|
VAM
3
Verity Asset Management
Durham,
North Carolina
| $1.09M | +$766K | +2,749 | +309% |
|
|
HIM
4
Hillsdale Investment Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $975K | +$408K | +1,465 | +82% |
|
|
PSI
5
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Fairfax,
Virginia
| $393K | -$13.9K | -50 | -4% |
|
|
LTFS
6
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $337K | -$836 | -3 | -0.2% |
|
|
7
Goldman Sachs
New York
| $219K | -$184K | -660 | -47% |
|
|
U
8
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $81K | -$44.6K | -160 | -37% |
|
|
AIG
9
American International Group
New York
| $7K | +$6.41K | +23 | New |
|
|
RFA
10
Reilly Financial Advisors
La Mesa,
California
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
VF
11
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$688K | -2,635 | Closed |
|
|
VKH
12
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$276K | -1,058 | Closed |
|
|
13
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$52K | -202 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
14
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$26K | -99 | Closed |
|
EPV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
10 of the 3,448 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe (EPV) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $6.59M — up 128% from $2.89M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of EPV and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 4 trimmed existing stakes and 2 added.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.69M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $688K sold.
- 10 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe (EPV) as of Q3 2014, down from 11 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $6.59M of ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe stock for Q3 2014, up 128% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe positions in Q3 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe buyer in Q3 2014 was Jane Street, an estimated $1.69M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort FTSE Europe seller in Q3 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $688K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.