ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
KOLD
8 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.66M invested in ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
9.57% less ownership
Funds ownership: 16.78% → 7.2% (-9.6%)
11% less funds holding
Funds holding: 9 → 8 (-1)
20% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 5
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1 | Existing positions reduced: 2
54% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.98M → $3.66M (-$4.33M)
86% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.34M | Put options by funds: $53.7M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CT
CMT Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$665K |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$432K |
| 3 |
CB
Commerce Bank
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$201K |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$179K |
| 5 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$110K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$1.91M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.59M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$1.02M |
| 4 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$934K |
| 5 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$517K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FTUS
1
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| $1.26M | -$1.02M | -3,820 | -47% |
|
|
CT
2
CMT Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $725K | +$665K | +2,483 | New |
|
|
3
Jane Street
New York
| $690K | +$432K | +1,614 | +215% |
|
|
VF
4
Virtu Financial
New York
| $364K | -$1.91M | -7,135 | -85% |
|
|
CB
5
Commerce Bank
Kansas City,
Missouri
| $219K | +$201K | +750 | New |
|
|
6
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| $195K | +$179K | +667 | New |
|
|
7
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $119K | +$110K | +411 | New |
|
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $88K | – | – | – |
|
|
9
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$1.59M | -5,953 | Closed |
|
|
VKH
10
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$934K | -3,414 | Closed |
|
|
JT
11
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$517K | -1,892 | Closed |
|
12
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$95K | -346 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
13
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$6K | -23 | Closed |
|
KOLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
8 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas (KOLD) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $3.66M — down 54% from $7.98M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of KOLD and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 2 trimmed existing stakes and 1 added.
The largest buyer was CMT Trading, opening a new position worth an estimated $665K. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $1.91M.
- 8 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas (KOLD) as of Q1 2015, down from 9 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $3.66M of ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas stock for Q1 2015, down 54% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas positions in Q1 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas buyer in Q1 2015 was CMT Trading, an estimated $665K added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas seller in Q1 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.91M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.