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ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

26 hedge funds and large institutions have $72.6M invested in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 1

233% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 3

231% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21.9M → $72.6M (+$50.7M)

73% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1526 (+11)

38.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 90.27%128.31% (+38%)

Holders
26
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+73.33%
% of All Funds
0.75%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
12
Increased
10
Reduced
3
Closed
1
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$43.6M +$29.6M +1,364,264 +227%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$13.6M +$12.3M +568,112 +1,264%
Credit Agricole
3
Credit Agricole
France
$3.68M +$3.6M +166,000 New
U
4
UBS
Switzerland
$1.69M +$1.02M +47,104 +161%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$1.41M +$523K +24,100 +61%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.2M +$1.07M +49,484 +1,042%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.09M -$15.6K -720 -1%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.05M -$157K -7,228 -13%
CAN
9
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.04M +$46.3K +2,130 +5%
CWM
10
Concert Wealth Management
California
$940K +$932K +42,930 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
11
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$798K +$292K +13,438 +60%
VKH
12
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$635K -$281K -12,942 -31%
OA
13
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$544K +$532K +24,510 New
MFS
14
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$326K +$29.8K +1,374 +10%
WS
15
Wedbush Securities
California
$322K +$45.8K +2,110 +17%
TFA
16
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$237K +$232K +10,686 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
17
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$216K +$211K +9,716 New
AIG
18
American International Group
New York
$51K +$17.4K +800 +53%
LTFS
19
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$40K +$39.1K +1,800 New
CIM
20
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$25K +$24.8K +1,142 New
GT
21
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$22K
AFS
22
Aft Forsyth & Sober
Florida
$22K +$21.7K +1,000 New
RIA
23
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$16K +$15.2K +700 New
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$14K +$13.6K +624 New
HR
25
Howe & Rusling
New York
$9K +$8.73K +402 New

NOBL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

26 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $72.6M — up 231% from $21.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new NOBL positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $29.6M. The largest seller was Oppenheimer & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $720K sold.

  • 26 institutional investors held ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) as of Q1 2014, up from 15 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $72.6M of ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 231% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 1 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $29.6M added.
  • The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Oppenheimer & Co, an estimated $720K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.