ProShares UltraShort Gold
GLL
11 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.26M invested in ProShares UltraShort Gold in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 5
2.05% less ownership
Funds ownership: 2.86% → 0.8% (-2.1%)
15% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.2M | Put options by funds: $1.41M
27% less funds holding
Funds holding: 15 → 11 (-4)
74% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.55M → $2.26M (-$6.29M)
80% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 5
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RA
Raffles Associates
New York
|
+$920K |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$300K |
| 3 |
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
|
+$295K |
| 4 |
AFP
Ausdal Financial Partners
Davenport,
Iowa
|
+$151K |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$92K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$4.73M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$1.49M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$232K |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$227K |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$160K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RA
1
Raffles Associates
New York
| $830K | +$920K | +2,500 | New |
|
|
IA
2
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
| $291K | +$295K | +802 | +1,069% |
|
|
3
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| $290K | +$300K | +815 | +1,381% |
|
|
AFP
4
Ausdal Financial Partners
Davenport,
Iowa
| $246K | +$151K | +410 | +124% |
|
|
5
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $221K | -$160K | -434 | -39% |
|
|
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $185K | +$92K | +250 | +82% |
|
|
FTUS
7
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| $148K | -$232K | -630 | -58% |
|
8
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $26K | -$95.7K | -260 | -77% |
|
9
Citigroup
New York
| $16K | +$4.42K | +12 | +32% |
|
10
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $8K | -$69.6K | -189 | -89% |
|
11
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| $1K | -$6.99K | -19 | -90% |
|
|
VF
12
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$4.73M | -10,200 | Closed |
|
|
13
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$1.49M | -4,053 | Closed |
|
|
14
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$227K | -616 | Closed |
|
|
CG
15
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$9.2K | -25 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
16
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$12K | -25 | Closed |
|
GLL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
11 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Gold (GLL) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $2.26M — down 74% from $8.55M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of GLL and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 5 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.
The largest buyer was Raffles Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $920K. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.73M sold.
- 11 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Gold (GLL) as of Q1 2016, down from 15 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $2.26M of ProShares UltraShort Gold stock for Q1 2016, down 74% quarter-over-quarter.
- 1 fund opened new ProShares UltraShort Gold positions in Q1 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Gold buyer in Q1 2016 was Raffles Associates, an estimated $920K added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Gold seller in Q1 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $4.73M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.