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ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

140 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.08B invested in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 10

54% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 37

29% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 79 (+2)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $975M → $1.08B (+$103M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 133140 (+7)

1.66% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.77%81.44% (+1.7%)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2K | Put options by funds: $13.3M

Holders
140
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+5.26%
% of All Funds
3.5%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+28.57%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
24
Increased
57
Reduced
37
Closed
10
Calls
$2K
Puts
$13.3M
Net Calls
-$13.3M
Net Calls Change
-$13.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
EC
26
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$6.42M +$641K +24,000 +11%
EFS
27
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$6.38M +$469K +17,560 +8%
Stifel Financial
28
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$5.48M +$2.27M +84,850 +72%
Janney Montgomery Scott
29
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$5.29M +$1.4M +52,312 +36%
PWSG
30
Pacific Wealth Strategies Group
California
$4.63M +$4.59M +171,912 New
MFS
31
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$4.62M +$992K +37,138 +28%
BA
32
BKS Advisors
Michigan
$4.49M +$4.1M +153,678 +1,208%
ECML
33
Eagle Capital Management (Louisiana)
Louisiana
$4.13M -$282K -10,548 -6%
Baird Financial Group
34
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$4.08M -$222K -8,324 -5%
TFA
35
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$3.87M +$147K +5,510 +4%
ICOA
36
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$3.74M +$606K +22,714 +20%
CAN
37
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$3.58M -$1.24M -46,320 -26%
AG
38
Advisor Group
Arizona
$3.52M +$375K +14,046 +12%
CWM
39
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$3.49M +$3.44M +128,944 New
USAA
40
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$3.32M -$2.18M -81,800 -40%
SPC
41
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$3.32M -$910K -34,078 -22%
NSLI
42
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$3.19M +$1.6M +60,000 +103%
PAG
43
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.96M +$1.15M +43,094 +65%
Citigroup
44
Citigroup
New York
$2.61M +$807K +30,234 +45%
WS
45
Wedbush Securities
California
$2.56M +$872K +32,666 +53%
EDRH
46
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$2.55M -$612K -22,920 -20%
LTFS
47
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.49M -$697K -26,120 -22%
Susquehanna International Group
48
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.31M +$1.94M +72,818 +558%
NPC
49
National Planning Corporation
California
$2.15M +$451K +16,904 +27%
OC
50
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$2.03M +$139K +5,192 +7%

NOBL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

140 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.08B — up 11% from $975M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new NOBL positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $24.1M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $5.12M.

  • 140 institutional investors held ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) as of Q4 2016, up from 133 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.08B of ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $24.1M added.
  • The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $5.12M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.