ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
NOBL
86 hedge funds and large institutions have $398M invested in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
283% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 12
111% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 9
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)
60% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $249M → $398M (+$148M)
15.87% more ownership
Funds ownership: 62.73% → 78.61% (+16%)
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 76 → 86 (+10)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $414K
Top Buyers
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$21.7M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$17.3M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$17M |
| 4 |
SFWA
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Lafayette,
Louisiana
|
+$14.8M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$9.88M |
Top Sellers
NOBL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
86 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $398M — up 60% from $249M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new NOBL positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.
The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $21.7M. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), exiting entirely with an estimated $1.66M sold.
- 86 institutional investors held ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) as of Q4 2015, up from 76 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $398M of ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 60% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $21.7M added.
- The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $1.66M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.