ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
NOBL
104 hedge funds and large institutions have $578M invested in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
225% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 8
183% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 18
45% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $398M → $578M (+$180M)
21% more funds holding
Funds holding: 86 → 104 (+18)
0.88% more ownership
Funds ownership: 78.61% → 79.49% (+0.88%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1K | Put options by funds: $419K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$34.3M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$33.5M |
| 3 |
ACM
Aviance Capital Management
Sarasota,
Florida
|
+$14.1M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$13.7M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$12.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$9.77M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$4.3M |
| 3 |
HP
HT Partners
Centerbrook,
Connecticut
|
-$3.73M |
| 4 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.93M |
| 5 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.29M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| $5K | +$4.9K | +200 | New |
|
|
CFA
102
Carroll Financial Associates
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $4K | +$4.56K | +186 | New |
|
103
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $3K | +$2.45K | +100 | New |
|
|
104
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$4.3M | -174,340 | Closed |
|
|
FTIOP
105
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Radnor,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$507K | -20,540 | Closed |
|
|
VF
106
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$477K | -19,362 | Closed |
|
|
BCM
107
Beck Capital Management
Austin,
Texas
| – | -$123K | -4,978 | Closed |
|
|
AFS
108
Aft Forsyth & Sober
Valrico,
Florida
| – | -$74K | -3,000 | Closed |
|
|
CCS
109
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
Orinda,
California
| – | -$46K | -1,830 | Closed |
|
|
MP
110
Manifold Partners
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$15K | -622 | Closed |
|
|
AFP
111
Ausdal Financial Partners
Davenport,
Iowa
| – | -$5K | -200 | Closed |
|
NOBL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
104 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $578M — up 45% from $398M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new NOBL positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 51 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $34.3M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $9.77M.
- 104 institutional investors held ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) as of Q1 2016, up from 86 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $578M of ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 45% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $34.3M added.
- The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Citigroup, an estimated $9.77M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.