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ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
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210 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.35B invested in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.18M | Put options by funds: $647K

58% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 19

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 70

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 200 → 210 (+10)

4.12% less ownership

Funds ownership: 82.46% → 78.34% (-4.1%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.45B → $1.35B (-$102M)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 11 (-1)

Holders
210
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+5%
% of All Funds
4.81%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
30
Increased
82
Reduced
70
Closed
19
Calls
$1.18M
Puts
$647K
Net Calls
+$536K
Net Calls Change
+$32K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MIH
Meitav Investment House
Israel
+$9.32M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$6.07M
3
EFS
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
+$5.21M
4
MWP
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
+$4.94M
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$2.72M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CIBC World Market
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
-$60.6M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$13.8M
3
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$8.58M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$7.08M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$6.22M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LCC
51
Lincoln Capital Corp
Rhode Island
$2.76M +$91.3K +2,846 +3%
FWP
52
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
$2.76M -$93.1K -2,902 -3%
PAG
53
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.75M +$1.85M +57,788 +190%
USAA
54
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$2.74M – – –
MIM
55
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$2.67M +$125K +3,886 +5%
Cetera Investment Advisers
56
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$2.66M +$263K +8,204 +11%
TRCT
57
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.64M +$2.72M +84,898 New
SMC
58
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$2.56M -$119K -3,718 -4%
WSTAM
59
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$2.56M – – –
QIM
60
Quest Investment Management
Oregon
$2.51M -$210K -6,540 -7%
WS
61
Wedbush Securities
California
$2.39M -$337K -10,516 -12%
Susquehanna International Group
62
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.33M +$2.41M +75,006 New
BAAM
63
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$2.3M +$817K +25,462 +53%
Nomura Asset Management
64
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$2.27M +$1.25M +38,978 +114%
PWSG
65
Pacific Wealth Strategies Group
California
$2.25M -$470K -14,658 -17%
CCP
66
Cardan Capital Partners
Colorado
$2.14M +$2.21M +68,792 New
ONB
67
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$2.08M +$90.8K +2,830 +4%
IWC
68
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$2.05M +$120K +3,754 +6%
DWM
69
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$1.93M -$1.99K -62 -0.1%
AR
70
Advisory Research
Illinois
$1.93M +$388K +12,104 +24%
AIP
71
Ahrens Investment Partners
Louisiana
$1.79M -$12.5K -390 -0.7%
PWM
72
Paulson Wealth Management
Illinois
$1.74M +$163K +5,090 +10%
MIFH
73
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$1.66M -$184K -5,730 -10%
JCM
74
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.64M +$432K +13,452 +33%
SWP
75
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.6M -$155K -4,832 -9%
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NOBL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

210 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $1.35B — down 7% from $1.45B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new NOBL positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 82 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Meitav Investment House, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.32M. The largest seller was CIBC World Market, cutting an estimated $60.6M.

  • 210 institutional investors held ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) as of Q1 2018, up from 200 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.35B of ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Meitav Investment House, an estimated $9.32M added.
  • The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF seller in Q1 2018 was CIBC World Market, an estimated $60.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.