ProShares UltraShort Gold
GLL
12 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.92M invested in ProShares UltraShort Gold in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 3
0.4% less ownership
Funds ownership: 2.15% → 1.75% (-0.4%)
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.72M → $5.92M (-$808K)
14% less funds holding
Funds holding: 14 → 12 (-2)
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 7
95% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.16M | Put options by funds: $103M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.26M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$829K |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$736K |
| 4 |
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
San Diego,
California
|
+$296K |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$224K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PAA
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Portland,
Oregon
|
-$2.14M |
| 2 |
IIA
IPG Investment Advisors
San Diego,
California
|
-$794K |
| 3 |
LIM
Leavell Investment Management
Mobile,
Alabama
|
-$735K |
| 4 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$224K |
| 5 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$216K |
GLL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
12 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Gold (GLL) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $5.92M — down 12% from $6.72M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of GLL and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 3 trimmed existing stakes and 3 added.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.26M. The largest seller was Peregrine Asset Advisers, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.14M sold.
- 12 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Gold (GLL) as of Q4 2014, down from 14 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $5.92M of ProShares UltraShort Gold stock for Q4 2014, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Gold positions in Q4 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Gold buyer in Q4 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.26M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Gold seller in Q4 2014 was Peregrine Asset Advisers, an estimated $2.14M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.