ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
NOBL
26 hedge funds and large institutions have $72.6M invested in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
1,100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 1
233% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 3
231% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $21.9M → $72.6M (+$50.7M)
73% more funds holding
Funds holding: 15 → 26 (+11)
38.04% more ownership
Funds ownership: 90.27% → 128.31% (+38%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$29.6M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$12.3M |
| 3 |
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
|
+$3.6M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$1.07M |
| 5 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$1.02M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
|
-$720K |
| 2 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$281K |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$157K |
| 4 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$15.6K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Citigroup
New York
| $1K | +$1.17K | +54 | New |
|
|
OC
27
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
| – | -$720K | -32,624 | Closed |
|
NOBL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
26 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $72.6M — up 231% from $21.9M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new NOBL positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $29.6M. The largest seller was Oppenheimer & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $720K sold.
- 26 institutional investors held ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) as of Q1 2014, up from 15 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $72.6M of ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 231% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 1 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $29.6M added.
- The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Oppenheimer & Co, an estimated $720K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.