ProShares UltraShort Gold
GLL
9 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.12M invested in ProShares UltraShort Gold in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
631% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $629K | Put options by funds: $86K
200% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 1
2.01% less ownership
Funds ownership: 8.76% → 6.74% (-2%)
31% less funds holding
Funds holding: 13 → 9 (-4)
35% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.35M → $4.12M (-$2.23M)
60% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 5
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.68M |
| 2 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$731K |
| 3 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$68.1K |
| 4 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
+$14.2K |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$13.7K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$705K |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$272K |
| 3 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$207K |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$23K |
| 5 |
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
|
-$14K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
| $2.65M | +$1.68M | +5,897 | +119% |
|
|
2
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
| $1.32M | +$731K | +2,568 | +91% |
|
|
IA
3
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
| $60K | -$4.56K | -16 | -6% |
|
|
4
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $58K | +$68.1K | +239 | New |
|
|
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $18K | +$13.7K | +48 | +178% |
|
|
CG
6
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| $12K | +$14.2K | +50 | New |
|
7
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
|
AA
8
AlphaMark Advisors
Ft. Wright,
Kentucky
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
|
9
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$705K | -2,428 | Closed |
|
|
FTUS
10
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| – | -$272K | -938 | Closed |
|
|
11
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$207K | -712 | Closed |
|
|
12
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$23K | -81 | Closed |
|
|
13
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$14K | -69 | Closed |
|
GLL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
9 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Gold (GLL) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $4.12M — down 35% from $6.35M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of GLL and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 1 trimmed existing stakes and 3 added.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $1.68M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $705K sold.
- 9 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Gold (GLL) as of Q2 2019, down from 13 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $4.12M of ProShares UltraShort Gold stock for Q2 2019, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Gold positions in Q2 2019 and 5 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Gold buyer in Q2 2019 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.68M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Gold seller in Q2 2019 was Jane Street, an estimated $705K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.