ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
NOBL
140 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.08B invested in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
140% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 10
54% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 37
29% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 9 (+2)
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $975M → $1.08B (+$103M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 133 → 140 (+7)
1.66% more ownership
Funds ownership: 79.77% → 81.44% (+1.7%)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2K | Put options by funds: $13.3M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$24.1M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$21.3M |
| 3 |
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$11.8M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$11.5M |
| 5 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$5.08M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$5.12M |
| 2 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$3.8M |
| 3 |
CWM
Concert Wealth Management
San Jose,
California
|
-$3.32M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$2.71M |
| 5 |
11A
10-15 Associates
Goshen,
New York
|
-$2.37M |
NOBL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
140 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.08B — up 11% from $975M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new NOBL positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $24.1M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $5.12M.
- 140 institutional investors held ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) as of Q4 2016, up from 133 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $1.08B of ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $24.1M added.
- The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $5.12M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.