ProShares UltraShort Gold
GLL
5 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.83M invested in ProShares UltraShort Gold in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
490% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.16M → $6.83M (+$5.67M)
7.86% more ownership
Funds ownership: 1.37% → 9.23% (+7.9%)
36% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $620K | Put options by funds: $970K
38% less funds holding
Funds holding: 8 → 5 (-3)
40% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 5
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
North Little Rock,
Arkansas
|
+$5.14M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.9M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$78.4K |
| 4 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$48.3K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$676K |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$260K |
| 3 |
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
|
-$156K |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$51K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SFS
1
Sowell Financial Services
North Little Rock,
Arkansas
| $4.89M | +$5.14M | +26,437 | New |
|
|
2
Jane Street
New York
| $1.8M | +$1.9M | +9,753 | New |
|
|
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $86K | +$78.4K | +403 | +630% |
|
|
4
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $45K | +$48.3K | +248 | New |
|
|
AA
5
AlphaMark Advisors
Ft. Wright,
Kentucky
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
6
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$676K | -3,178 | Closed |
|
|
FTUS
7
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| – | -$260K | -1,219 | Closed |
|
|
IA
8
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
| – | -$156K | -765 | Closed |
|
|
9
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$51K | -238 | Closed |
|
GLL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
5 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Gold (GLL) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $6.83M — up 490% from $1.16M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of GLL and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 0 trimmed existing stakes and 1 added.
The largest buyer was Sowell Financial Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.14M. The largest seller was IMC Chicago, exiting entirely with an estimated $676K sold.
- 5 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Gold (GLL) as of Q1 2020, down from 8 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $6.83M of ProShares UltraShort Gold stock for Q1 2020, up 490% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Gold positions in Q1 2020 and 5 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Gold buyer in Q1 2020 was Sowell Financial Services, an estimated $5.14M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Gold seller in Q1 2020 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $676K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.