ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas
KOLD
8 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.75M invested in ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 2
79% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.1M → $3.75M (+$1.65M)
76% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.81M | Put options by funds: $5.02M
33% more funds holding
Funds holding: 6 → 8 (+2)
3.81% more ownership
Funds ownership: 3.46% → 7.27% (+3.8%)
67% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1 | Existing positions reduced: 3
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.74M |
| 2 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$507K |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$391K |
| 4 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$16.1K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$784 |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$1.1M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$141K |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$134K |
| 4 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$15.7K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Jane Street
New York
| $1.76M | +$1.74M | +4,440 | New |
|
|
2
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $512K | +$507K | +1,292 | New |
|
|
VF
3
Virtu Financial
New York
| $484K | -$1.1M | -2,812 | -70% |
|
|
FTUS
4
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| $395K | +$391K | +997 | New |
|
|
5
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $269K | +$16.1K | +41 | +6% |
|
|
6
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| $241K | -$134K | -342 | -36% |
|
|
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $84K | -$141K | -360 | -63% |
|
|
8
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $1K | +$784 | +2 | New |
|
|
CG
9
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$15.7K | -40 | Closed |
|
KOLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
8 of the 4,410 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas (KOLD) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $3.75M — up 79% from $2.1M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new KOLD positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 1 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.74M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $1.1M.
- 8 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas (KOLD) as of Q4 2017, up from 6 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $3.75M of ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas stock for Q4 2017, up 79% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas positions in Q4 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas buyer in Q4 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $1.74M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas seller in Q4 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.