ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
NOBL
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.
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)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MIH
Meitav Investment House
Bene-Beraq,
Israel
|
+$9.32M |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$6.07M |
| 3 |
EFS
Essex Financial Services
Essex,
Connecticut
|
+$5.21M |
| 4 |
MWP
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.94M |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$2.72M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CIBC World Market
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$60.6M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$13.8M |
| 3 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$8.58M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$7.08M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$6.22M |
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.