ProShares UltraShort Gold
21 hedge funds and large institutions have $40.2M invested in ProShares UltraShort Gold in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
150% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 4
141% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $15M | Put options by funds: $6.24M
31% more funds holding
Funds holding: 16 → 21 (+5)
30% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $30.8M → $40.2M (+$9.35M)
3.25% more ownership
Funds ownership: 4.39% → 7.64% (+3.2%)
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 5
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$13.5M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$11.9M |
| 3 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$806K |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$436K |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$319K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$8.43M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.33M |
| 3 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.22M |
| 4 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$628K |
| 5 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$443K |
GLL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
21 of the 3,096 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Gold (GLL) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $40.2M — up 30% from $30.8M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new GLL positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Nomura Holdings, opening a new position worth an estimated $13.5M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $8.43M.
- 21 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Gold (GLL) as of Q3 2013, up from 16 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $40.2M of ProShares UltraShort Gold stock for Q3 2013, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Gold positions in Q3 2013 and 4 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Gold buyer in Q3 2013 was Nomura Holdings, an estimated $13.5M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Gold seller in Q3 2013 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $8.43M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.