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ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

133 hedge funds and large institutions have $975M invested in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

329% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 17

108% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 12

40% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 57 (+2)

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $836M → $975M (+$140M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 122133 (+11)

1.26% less ownership

Funds ownership: 81.03%79.77% (-1.3%)

27% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $424K | Put options by funds: $581K

Holders
133
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+9.02%
% of All Funds
3.55%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+40%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
25
Increased
73
Reduced
17
Closed
12
Calls
$424K
Puts
$581K
Net Calls
-$157K
Net Calls Change
+$277K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$203M +$22.8M +828,162 +12%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$151M +$27.5M +997,870 +22%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$111M +$13.5M +488,498 +14%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$70.4M +$11.2M +407,780 +19%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$33.5M +$5.38M +195,152 +19%
BJ
6
Brouwer & Janachowski
California
$27.6M +$2.62M +94,872 +10%
RJFSA
7
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$27.4M +$1.56M +56,468 +6%
PCMC
8
Paragon Capital Management (Colorado)
Colorado
$27.3M +$27M +977,952 +3,760%
AAMU
9
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$23.9M +$841K +30,504 +4%
RJA
10
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$20.7M -$1.75M -63,346 -8%
SFWA
11
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$18.6M -$1.81M -65,528 -9%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$18.3M +$165K +5,988 +0.9%
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$18.1M +$2.44M +88,484 +15%
AWM
14
Affinity Wealth Management
Delaware
$17.3M +$277K +10,052 +2%
ACM
15
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$13.8M -$1.16M -42,012 -8%
Brown Advisory
16
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$12.2M -$33.5K -1,216 -0.3%
HighTower Advisors
17
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$10.2M +$49.8K +1,808 +0.5%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$9.82M +$78.7K +2,856 +0.8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$9.29M +$2.07M +75,152 +28%
FPFS
20
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$7.42M +$282K +10,244 +4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$7.07M +$1.81M +65,502 +34%
Envestnet Asset Management
22
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.47M -$1.98M -71,966 -23%
EFS
23
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$5.94M +$267K +9,678 +5%
EC
24
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$5.82M +$121K +4,400 +2%
USAA
25
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$5.58M -$270K -9,800 -5%

NOBL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

133 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $975M — up 17% from $836M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new NOBL positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 73 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $27.5M. The largest seller was Barometer Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.68M sold.

  • 133 institutional investors held ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) as of Q3 2016, up from 122 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $975M of ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 12 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $27.5M added.
  • The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Barometer Capital Management, an estimated $2.68M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.