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ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
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86 hedge funds and large institutions have $398M invested in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

283% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 12

111% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 9

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)

60% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $249M → $398M (+$148M)

15.87% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.73% → 78.61% (+16%)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 86 (+10)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $414K

Holders
86
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+13.16%
% of All Funds
2.26%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
19
Increased
46
Reduced
12
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
$414K
Net Calls
-$414K
Net Calls Change
-$200K

Top Buyers

1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$21.7M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$17.3M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$17M
4
SFWA
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
+$14.8M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$9.88M

Top Sellers

1
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$1.66M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.38M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$1.01M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$982K
5
NPC
National Planning Corporation
California
-$880K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TFA
26
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$1.96M +$513K +20,788 +36%
11A
27
10-15 Associates
New York
$1.93M +$342K +13,834 +22%
CCP
28
Cardan Capital Partners
Colorado
$1.79M +$1.8M +72,706 New
MIM
29
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$1.48M +$1.38M +55,980 +1,435%
WS
30
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.42M -$61.8K -2,504 -4%
CWM
31
Concert Wealth Management
California
$1.4M -$101K -4,110 -7%
AIG
32
American International Group
New York
$1.25M +$461K +18,672 +58%
FWP
33
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
$1.21M +$1.21M +49,090 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
34
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.21M +$229K +9,256 +23%
PAG
35
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.01M +$255K +10,334 +34%
BAAM
36
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$957K -$102K -4,112 -10%
Baird Financial Group
37
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$874K +$117K +4,738 +15%
LTFS
38
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$810K +$119K +4,838 +17%
PIM
39
Penobscot Investment Management
Massachusetts
$766K -$60.3K -2,440 -7%
CL
40
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$746K – – –
NPC
41
National Planning Corporation
California
$741K -$880K -35,624 -53%
BTS
42
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$669K +$205K +8,290 +44%
IH
43
IFC Holdings
Florida
$636K +$118K +4,792 +23%
Koshinski Asset Management
44
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$592K +$218K +8,808 +58%
Allianz Asset Management
45
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$568K +$569K +23,024 New
OA
46
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$538K -$240K -9,726 -31%
Stifel Financial
47
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$522K +$210K +8,500 +67%
MC
48
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$513K +$5.09K +206 +1%
FTIOP
49
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
$507K +$507K +20,540 New
MFS
50
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$505K +$300K +12,154 +146%
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NOBL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

86 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $398M — up 60% from $249M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new NOBL positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $21.7M. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), exiting entirely with an estimated $1.66M sold.

  • 86 institutional investors held ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) as of Q4 2015, up from 76 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $398M of ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 60% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $21.7M added.
  • The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $1.66M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.