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ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
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200 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.45B invested in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25,200% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $506K | Put options by funds: $2K

400% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 11

91% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 44

71% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 12 (+5)

28% more funds holding

Funds holding: 156 → 200 (+44)

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $1.45B (+$274M)

6.65% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75.81% → 82.46% (+6.6%)

Holders
200
Holders Change
+44
Holders Change %
+28.21%
% of All Funds
4.54%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+71.43%
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
55
Increased
84
Reduced
44
Closed
11
Calls
$506K
Puts
$2K
Net Calls
+$504K
Net Calls Change
+$993K

Top Buyers

1
CIBC World Market
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
+$69.4M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$11.1M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8.12M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$7.29M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$7.08M

Top Sellers

1
ICOA
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
-$6.05M
2
NPC
National Planning Corporation
California
-$3.57M
3
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$2.28M
4
NSLI
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
-$2.26M
5
PWSG
Pacific Wealth Strategies Group
California
-$2.17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IA
26
IFG Advisory
Georgia
$9.56M +$9.21M +298,682 New
Stifel Financial
27
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$8.95M +$288K +9,332 +3%
CRC
28
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$8.73M -$313K -10,148 -4%
FPFS
29
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$8.56M +$411K +13,314 +5%
Janney Montgomery Scott
30
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$7.82M +$470K +15,242 +7%
Baird Financial Group
31
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$7.17M +$384K +12,432 +6%
ED
32
Exane Derivatives
France
$6.87M +$2.57M +83,350 +63%
BA
33
BKS Advisors
Michigan
$5.88M +$204K +6,598 +4%
MML Investors Services
34
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$4.88M +$458K +14,858 +11%
Citigroup
35
Citigroup
New York
$4.72M +$443K +14,360 +11%
CAN
36
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$4.5M -$185K -6,006 -4%
SSW
37
Smith Shellnut Wilson
Mississippi
$4.44M +$2.83M +91,764 +196%
TFA
38
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$4.38M +$129K +4,178 +3%
UR
39
USCA RIA
Texas
$3.89M -$679 -22 -0%
11A
40
10-15 Associates
New York
$3.54M -$78.5K -2,544 -2%
AW
41
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$3.52M +$3.39M +109,870 New
APA
42
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$3.48M +$3.36M +108,812 New
W
43
WealthShield
North Carolina
$3.44M +$3.31M +107,250 New
WP
44
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
$3.44M +$3.31M +107,250 New
BTS
45
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$3.23M +$1.29M +41,892 +71%
FHA
46
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$3.02M +$656K +21,260 +30%
SPC
47
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$3.01M -$15.4K -500 -0.5%
AFNAS
48
American Financial Network Advisory Services
California
$3M +$264K +8,568 +10%
FWP
49
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
$2.93M +$12.5K +406 +0.4%
OC
50
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$2.83M +$96K +3,112 +4%
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NOBL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

200 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.45B — up 23% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new NOBL positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 44 holders — while 84 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was CIBC World Market, adding an estimated $69.4M. The largest seller was Investment Centers of America, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.05M sold.

  • 200 institutional investors held ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) as of Q4 2017, up from 156 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.45B of ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of +44 holders.
  • The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was CIBC World Market, an estimated $69.4M added.
  • The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Investment Centers of America, an estimated $6.05M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.