ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
NOBL
66 hedge funds and large institutions have $236M invested in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
400% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 6
225% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 4
14% more funds holding
Funds holding: 58 → 66 (+8)
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $212M → $236M (+$24.1M)
1.48% more ownership
Funds ownership: 61.73% → 63.21% (+1.5%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $221K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$6.38M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$3.18M |
| 3 |
M&T Bank
Buffalo,
New York
|
+$3.14M |
| 4 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.54M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.44M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$1.26M |
| 2 |
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
|
-$591K |
| 3 |
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$511K |
| 4 |
ECML
Eagle Capital Management (Louisiana)
Mandeville,
Louisiana
|
-$499K |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$393K |
NOBL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
66 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $236M — up 11% from $212M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new NOBL positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $6.38M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.26M sold.
- 66 institutional investors held ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) as of Q2 2015, up from 58 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $236M of ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.38M added.
- The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF seller in Q2 2015 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $1.26M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.