We are live on ! Find out more
NOBL icon

ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
NOBL

156 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.18B invested in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 10

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 151 → 156 (+5)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.19B → $1.18B (-$14.6M)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 59

3.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.92% → 75.81% (-3.1%)

30% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 7 (-3)

60% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $327K | Put options by funds: $816K

Holders
156
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+3.31%
% of All Funds
3.89%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-30%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
16
Increased
58
Reduced
59
Closed
10
Calls
$327K
Puts
$816K
Net Calls
-$489K
Net Calls Change
+$1.9M

Top Buyers

1
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$2.08M
2
AR
Advisory Research
Illinois
+$1.29M
3
ED
Exane Derivatives
France
+$1.2M
4
SSW
Smith Shellnut Wilson
Mississippi
+$1.11M
5
SFWA
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
+$1.1M

Top Sellers

1
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
-$15.4M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$13.8M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$10.8M
4
PWS
Paragon Wealth Strategies
Florida
-$8.72M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$6.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Baird Financial Group
26
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$6.29M -$16.3K -560 -0.3%
ICOA
27
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$6.05M +$28.2K +968 +0.5%
BA
28
BKS Advisors
Michigan
$5.26M +$77K +2,642 +2%
PWSG
29
Pacific Wealth Strategies Group
California
$4.67M +$485K +16,628 +12%
CAN
30
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$4.36M -$65.7K -2,252 -2%
MML Investors Services
31
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$4.09M -$111K -3,822 -3%
Citigroup
32
Citigroup
New York
$3.96M +$906K +31,084 +30%
TFA
33
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$3.94M -$119K -4,086 -3%
ED
34
Exane Derivatives
France
$3.91M +$1.2M +41,128 +46%
LTFS
35
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3.87M +$944K +32,370 +33%
NPC
36
National Planning Corporation
California
$3.57M -$92.7K -3,180 -3%
UR
37
USCA RIA
Texas
$3.51M – – –
11A
38
10-15 Associates
New York
$3.36M -$109K -3,744 -3%
USAA
39
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$3.31M – – –
JP Morgan Chase
40
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.9M -$257K -8,822 -8%
SPC
41
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$2.81M -$636K -21,806 -19%
FWP
42
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
$2.71M -$1.92K -66 -0.1%
WS
43
Wedbush Securities
California
$2.6M +$54.6K +1,874 +2%
LCC
44
Lincoln Capital Corp
Rhode Island
$2.53M +$270K +9,248 +12%
OC
45
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$2.53M +$13.1K +448 +0.5%
AFNAS
46
American Financial Network Advisory Services
California
$2.52M +$2.48M +84,960 New
WSTAM
47
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$2.44M – – –
MIM
48
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$2.43M +$76.5K +2,622 +3%
AWM
49
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$2.33M +$67.6K +2,318 +3%
PAG
50
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.32M +$202K +6,938 +10%
1
2
3 4 5

NOBL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

156 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.18B — down 1.2% from $1.19B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new NOBL positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 58 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, adding an estimated $2.08M. The largest seller was Amundi Asset Management US, cutting an estimated $15.4M.

  • 156 institutional investors held ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) as of Q3 2017, up from 151 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.18B of ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock for Q3 2017, down 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $2.08M added.
  • The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Amundi Asset Management US, an estimated $15.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.