ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
NOBL
58 hedge funds and large institutions have $212M invested in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
433% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 3
300% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 7
200% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)
32% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $160M → $212M (+$52M)
29% more funds holding
Funds holding: 45 → 58 (+13)
1.72% less ownership
Funds ownership: 63.44% → 61.73% (-1.7%)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $668K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$12.1M |
| 2 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$8.51M |
| 3 |
ECML
Eagle Capital Management (Louisiana)
Mandeville,
Louisiana
|
+$6.01M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$5.9M |
| 5 |
HP
HT Partners
Centerbrook,
Connecticut
|
+$4.98M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
|
-$8.07M |
| 2 |
CCS
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
Orinda,
California
|
-$1.4M |
| 3 |
NPC
National Planning Corporation
El Segundo,
California
|
-$1.17M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$529K |
| 5 |
SCP
Syntal Capital Partners
Midland,
Texas
|
-$65K |
NOBL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
58 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $212M — up 32% from $160M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new NOBL positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $12.1M. The largest seller was Credit Agricole, cutting an estimated $8.07M.
- 58 institutional investors held ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) as of Q1 2015, up from 45 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $212M of ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 3 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $12.1M added.
- The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Credit Agricole, an estimated $8.07M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.