ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
NOBL
147 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.16B invested in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
64% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 14
62% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 42
11% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 10 (+1)
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.08B → $1.16B (+$80.7M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 140 → 147 (+7)
1.14% less ownership
Funds ownership: 81.44% → 80.3% (-1.1%)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $22.3M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$13.7M |
| 2 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$11.4M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$8.14M |
| 4 |
EC
Estate Counselors
Thiensville,
Wisconsin
|
+$7.74M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$7.72M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
AWM
Affinity Wealth Management
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$17.2M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$11.7M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$10.8M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$7.01M |
| 5 |
ECML
Eagle Capital Management (Louisiana)
Mandeville,
Louisiana
|
-$4.13M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GWM
151
Greenwich Wealth Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$1.33M | -49,350 | Closed |
|
152
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$773K | -28,690 | Closed |
|
|
OA
153
Oxbow Advisors
Austin,
Texas
| – | -$560K | -20,770 | Closed |
|
|
AI
154
Atria Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$301K | -11,176 | Closed |
|
|
GA
155
Gateway Advisory
Westfield,
New Jersey
| – | -$275K | -10,210 | Closed |
|
156
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$252K | -9,360 | Closed |
|
|
JIC
157
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
| – | -$151K | -5,600 | Closed |
|
|
FTUS
158
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| – | -$40K | -1,496 | Closed |
|
|
AA
159
Ancora Advisors
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$19K | -700 | Closed |
|
|
AWMS
160
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$2K | -56 | Closed |
|
NOBL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
147 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.16B — up 7.5% from $1.08B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new NOBL positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Raymond James & Associates, adding an estimated $13.7M. The largest seller was Affinity Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $17.2M.
- 147 institutional investors held ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) as of Q1 2017, up from 140 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $1.16B of ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $13.7M added.
- The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Affinity Wealth Management, an estimated $17.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.