ProShares UltraShort Gold
GLL
13 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.11M invested in ProShares UltraShort Gold in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 1
66% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.68M | Put options by funds: $1.61M
18% more funds holding
Funds holding: 11 → 13 (+2)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 5
0.85% less ownership
Funds ownership: 2.92% → 2.07% (-0.85%)
33% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.12M → $6.11M (-$3.01M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$983K |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$632K |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$244K |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$174K |
| 5 |
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
|
+$79.5K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.28M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.05M |
| 3 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$865K |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$519K |
| 5 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$334K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
| $2.33M | +$983K | +2,558 | +77% |
|
|
2
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $1.17M | -$1.05M | -2,737 | -48% |
|
|
3
Jane Street
New York
| $650K | +$632K | +1,644 | New |
|
|
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $496K | +$244K | +635 | +102% |
|
|
FTUS
5
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| $436K | -$334K | -869 | -44% |
|
|
VKH
6
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| $320K | -$865K | -2,251 | -74% |
|
|
7
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $300K | +$174K | +454 | +146% |
|
|
8
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| $218K | -$519K | -1,352 | -71% |
|
|
IA
9
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
| $100K | +$79.5K | +207 | +450% |
|
10
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $64K | -$128K | -333 | -67% |
|
11
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $14K | +$6.92K | +18 | +90% |
|
|
TRCT
12
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $10K | +$9.61K | +25 | New |
|
|
JT
13
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$2.28M | -5,797 | Closed |
|
14
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| – | +$384 | +1 | New |
|
GLL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
13 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Gold (GLL) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $6.11M — down 33% from $9.12M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new GLL positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $983K. The largest seller was Jump Trading, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.28M sold.
- 13 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Gold (GLL) as of Q2 2015, up from 11 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $6.11M of ProShares UltraShort Gold stock for Q2 2015, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Gold positions in Q2 2015 and 1 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Gold buyer in Q2 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $983K added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Gold seller in Q2 2015 was Jump Trading, an estimated $2.28M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.