ProShares UltraShort Gold
11 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.54M invested in ProShares UltraShort Gold in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
67% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 3
46% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.71M | Put options by funds: $3.22M
22% more funds holding
Funds holding: 9 → 11 (+2)
0.65% less ownership
Funds ownership: 7.73% → 7.08% (-0.65%)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.62M → $8.54M (-$1.08M)
75% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1 | Existing positions reduced: 4
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$4.48M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.69M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$384K |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$234K |
| 5 |
SGS
Sterling Global Strategies
Carlsbad,
California
|
+$224K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$6.21M |
| 2 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$919K |
| 3 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$450K |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$126K |
| 5 |
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$81K |
GLL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
11 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Gold (GLL) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $8.54M — down 11% from $9.62M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new GLL positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 1 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $4.48M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $6.21M.
- 11 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Gold (GLL) as of Q1 2018, up from 9 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $8.54M of ProShares UltraShort Gold stock for Q1 2018, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Gold positions in Q1 2018 and 3 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Gold buyer in Q1 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $4.48M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Gold seller in Q1 2018 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $6.21M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.