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ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
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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
FA
51
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$2.32M +$128K +4,390 +6%
SMC
52
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$2.31M +$259K +8,872 +13%
NSLI
53
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$2.26M -$1.23M -42,328 -36%
QIM
54
Quest Investment Management
Oregon
$2.26M +$886K +30,370 +67%
FAAS
55
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$2.25M +$524K +17,980 +31%
FHA
56
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$2.15M +$117K +4,022 +6%
LPT
57
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$1.95M -$285K -9,790 -13%
VWM
58
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
$1.93M +$428K +14,680 +29%
BTS
59
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.75M +$42.1K +1,444 +3%
AR
60
Advisory Research
Illinois
$1.72M +$1.29M +44,270 +323%
SWP
61
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.66M -$21.5K -736 -1%
Cetera Investment Advisers
62
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$1.59M +$409K +14,012 +36%
MIFH
63
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$1.57M +$116K +3,964 +8%
AB
64
Atlas Brown
Kentucky
$1.54M – – –
AIP
65
Ahrens Investment Partners
Louisiana
$1.54M +$17.5K +600 +1%
DWM
66
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$1.48M +$105K +3,614 +8%
SSW
67
Smith Shellnut Wilson
Mississippi
$1.39M +$1.11M +38,028 +432%
EAMA
68
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$1.35M -$822K -28,200 -38%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
69
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.33M +$60K +2,056 +5%
CA
70
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.32M -$308K -10,580 -19%
LNC
71
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$1.14M +$622K +21,334 +124%
Citadel Advisors
72
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.11M -$4.9K -168 -0.4%
SLA
73
Silver Lake Advisory
Utah
$1.09M +$17.6K +604 +2%
IFAM
74
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$1.07M -$24K -822 -2%
ZCA
75
Zeke Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$932K – – –
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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.