ProShares UltraShort Gold
GLL
9 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.62M invested in ProShares UltraShort Gold in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
200% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 1
60% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.01M → $9.62M (+$3.61M)
3.91% more ownership
Funds ownership: 3.82% → 7.73% (+3.9%)
11% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.27M | Put options by funds: $9.25M
31% less funds holding
Funds holding: 13 → 9 (-4)
67% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 6
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$6.76M |
| 2 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.01M |
| 3 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$487K |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$172K |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$99.3K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TFA
Toth Financial Advisory
Leesburg,
Virginia
|
-$2.19M |
| 2 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$826K |
| 3 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$520K |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$406K |
| 5 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$288K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
| $6.92M | +$6.76M | +23,472 | +1,498% |
|
|
2
Jane Street
New York
| $973K | +$99.3K | +345 | +11% |
|
|
3
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $973K | +$1.01M | +3,520 | New |
|
|
4
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $468K | +$487K | +1,693 | New |
|
|
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $180K | +$172K | +598 | +1,107% |
|
6
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $81K | – | – | – |
|
7
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $17K | -$35.1K | -122 | -67% |
|
8
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $5K | – | – | – |
|
|
AA
9
AlphaMark Advisors
Ft. Wright,
Kentucky
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
|
TFA
10
Toth Financial Advisory
Leesburg,
Virginia
| – | -$2.19M | -7,669 | Closed |
|
|
CG
11
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$826K | -2,868 | Closed |
|
|
TH
12
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$520K | -1,819 | Closed |
|
|
13
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$406K | -1,411 | Closed |
|
|
FTUS
14
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| – | -$288K | -1,005 | Closed |
|
|
SGS
15
Sterling Global Strategies
Carlsbad,
California
| – | -$273K | -953 | Closed |
|
GLL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
9 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Gold (GLL) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $9.62M — up 60% from $6.01M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of GLL and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 1 trimmed existing stakes and 3 added.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $6.76M. The largest seller was Toth Financial Advisory, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.19M sold.
- 9 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Gold (GLL) as of Q4 2017, down from 13 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $9.62M of ProShares UltraShort Gold stock for Q4 2017, up 60% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Gold positions in Q4 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Gold buyer in Q4 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $6.76M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Gold seller in Q4 2017 was Toth Financial Advisory, an estimated $2.19M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.