ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
NOBL
274 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.89B invested in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 114 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
150% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 18
37% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $455K | Put options by funds: $332K
31% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 114 | Existing positions reduced: 87
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.58B → $1.89B (+$312M)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 251 → 274 (+23)
6% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 17 (+1)
1.32% less ownership
Funds ownership: 88.75% → 87.43% (-1.3%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$23.9M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$16M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$15.2M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$15.1M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$14.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$36.2M |
| 2 |
WCM
Weatherstone Capital Management
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$16.1M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$13.1M |
| 4 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.9M |
| 5 |
EC
Estate Counselors
Thiensville,
Wisconsin
|
-$3.89M |
NOBL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
274 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $1.89B — up 20% from $1.58B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new NOBL positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 114 added to existing stakes and 87 trimmed.
The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $23.9M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $36.2M.
- 274 institutional investors held ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) as of Q1 2019, up from 251 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $1.89B of ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 45 funds opened new ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 18 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
- The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was UBS Group, an estimated $23.9M added.
- The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF seller in Q1 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $36.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.