ProShares UltraShort Gold
GLL
15 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.55M invested in ProShares UltraShort Gold in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
500% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 1
50% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.22M | Put options by funds: $2.14M
50% more funds holding
Funds holding: 10 → 15 (+5)
25% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 4
19% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.19M → $8.55M (+$1.37M)
0.44% more ownership
Funds ownership: 2.42% → 2.86% (+0.44%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.28M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$167K |
| 3 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$26K |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$25.5K |
| 5 |
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
|
+$16.9K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$280K |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$264K |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$262K |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$186K |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$32K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
| $4.73M | -$262K | -605 | -6% |
|
|
2
Jane Street
New York
| $1.88M | +$1.28M | +2,967 | +273% |
|
|
3
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $509K | +$167K | +386 | +54% |
|
|
FTUS
4
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| $499K | -$186K | -429 | -28% |
|
|
5
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $283K | -$264K | -611 | -50% |
|
6
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $156K | +$16.4K | +38 | +13% |
|
|
AFP
7
Ausdal Financial Partners
Davenport,
Iowa
| $153K | +$143K | +330 | New |
|
|
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $141K | -$32K | -74 | -20% |
|
|
9
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $98K | +$26K | +60 | +39% |
|
|
IA
10
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
| $35K | +$16.9K | +39 | +108% |
|
|
11
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| $27K | +$25.5K | +59 | New |
|
12
Citigroup
New York
| $17K | +$16K | +37 | New |
|
|
TRCT
13
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $12K | +$10.8K | +25 | New |
|
|
CG
14
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| $11K | +$10.8K | +25 | New |
|
15
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| $10K | +$9.09K | +21 | New |
|
|
VKH
16
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$280K | -656 | Closed |
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GLL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
15 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Gold (GLL) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $8.55M — up 19% from $7.19M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new GLL positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $1.28M. The largest seller was Virtu KCG Holdings, exiting entirely with an estimated $280K sold.
- 15 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Gold (GLL) as of Q4 2015, up from 10 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $8.55M of ProShares UltraShort Gold stock for Q4 2015, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Gold positions in Q4 2015 and 1 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Gold buyer in Q4 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $1.28M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Gold seller in Q4 2015 was Virtu KCG Holdings, an estimated $280K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.