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ProShares UltraShort Gold
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16 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.92M invested in ProShares UltraShort Gold in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

400% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 1

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 3

121% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.58M → $7.92M (+$4.34M)

60% more funds holding

Funds holding: 10 → 16 (+6)

39% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.33M | Put options by funds: $5.99M

1.76% more ownership

Funds ownership: 1.16% → 2.92% (+1.8%)

Holders
16
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+60%
% of All Funds
0.4%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
5
Reduced
1
Closed
3
Calls
$8.33M
Puts
$5.99M
Net Calls
+$2.35M
Net Calls Change
+$2.69M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$1.81M
2
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$579K
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$322K
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$320K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$278K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RA
Raffles Associates
New York
-$702K
2
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
-$288K
3
CG
Cutler Group
California
-$111K
4
NFG
Next Financial Group
Texas
-$14K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
$3.43M +$1.81M +5,529 +140%
FTUS
2
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.02M +$579K +1,766 +169%
Jane Street
3
Jane Street
New York
$988K +$223K +679 +33%
TH
4
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$742K +$209K +638 +45%
Susquehanna International Group
5
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$355K +$322K +981 New
Citadel Advisors
6
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$353K +$320K +976 New
VKH
7
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$307K +$278K +847 New
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$204K +$185K +563 New
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$163K +$76.7K +234 +108%
WAS
10
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$142K +$129K +392 New
Barclays
11
Barclays
United Kingdom
$100K +$90.8K +277 New
CG
12
Cutler Group
California
$58K -$111K -337 -67%
US Bancorp
13
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$51K +$46.2K +141 New
SEI Investments
14
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$7K +$6.56K +20 New
IA
15
IFP Advisors
Florida
$3K – – –
RA
16
Raffles Associates
New York
– -$702K -2,500 Closed
CA
17
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
– -$288K -1,025 Closed
NFG
18
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$14K -50 Closed
LTFS
19
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
– +$328 +1 New

GLL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

16 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Gold (GLL) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $7.92M — up 121% from $3.58M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new GLL positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $1.81M. The largest seller was Raffles Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $702K sold.

  • 16 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Gold (GLL) as of Q4 2016, up from 10 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $7.92M of ProShares UltraShort Gold stock for Q4 2016, up 121% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Gold positions in Q4 2016 and 3 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort Gold buyer in Q4 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.81M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort Gold seller in Q4 2016 was Raffles Associates, an estimated $702K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.