ProShares UltraShort Gold
GLL
17 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.4M invested in ProShares UltraShort Gold in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 4
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11M → $12.4M (+$1.47M)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 16 → 17 (+1)
1.45% more ownership
Funds ownership: 2.37% → 3.81% (+1.4%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 5
97% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.67M | Put options by funds: $92.2M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$5.79M |
| 2 |
PAA
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Portland,
Oregon
|
+$1.93M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$551K |
| 4 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$121K |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$50.3K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$2.91M |
| 2 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.88M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$975K |
| 4 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$114K |
| 5 |
SCM
Seamans Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$72K |
GLL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
17 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Gold (GLL) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $12.4M — up 13% from $11M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new GLL positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 5 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $5.79M. The largest seller was Virtu KCG Holdings, cutting an estimated $2.91M.
- 17 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Gold (GLL) as of Q2 2014, up from 16 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $12.4M of ProShares UltraShort Gold stock for Q2 2014, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Gold positions in Q2 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Gold buyer in Q2 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $5.79M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Gold seller in Q2 2014 was Virtu KCG Holdings, an estimated $2.91M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.