ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
NOBL
76 hedge funds and large institutions have $249M invested in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
220% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 5
27% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 22
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 66 → 76 (+10)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $236M → $249M (+$12.8M)
0.48% less ownership
Funds ownership: 63.21% → 62.73% (-0.48%)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $214K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$9.01M |
| 2 |
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$8.77M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$5.1M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$4.41M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$2.84M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ECML
Eagle Capital Management (Louisiana)
Mandeville,
Louisiana
|
-$5.4M |
| 2 |
AWM
Affinity Wealth Management
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$4.66M |
| 3 |
HP
HT Partners
Centerbrook,
Connecticut
|
-$4.03M |
| 4 |
M&T Bank
Buffalo,
New York
|
-$2.83M |
| 5 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.85M |
NOBL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
76 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $249M — up 5.4% from $236M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new NOBL positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $9.01M. The largest seller was Eagle Capital Management (Louisiana), exiting entirely with an estimated $5.4M sold.
- 76 institutional investors held ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) as of Q3 2015, up from 66 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $249M of ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $9.01M added.
- The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Eagle Capital Management (Louisiana), an estimated $5.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.