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ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

147 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.16B invested in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

64% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 14

62% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 42

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 910 (+1)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.08B → $1.16B (+$80.7M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 140147 (+7)

1.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 81.44%80.3% (-1.1%)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $22.3M

Holders
147
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+5%
% of All Funds
3.66%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
23
Increased
68
Reduced
42
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
$22.3M
Net Calls
-$22.3M
Net Calls Change
-$9.05M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$223M +$7.72M +278,594 +4%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$190M +$8.14M +293,864 +5%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$126M -$11.7M -421,654 -9%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$68.6M +$1.11M +40,196 +2%
RJA
5
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$40M +$13.7M +494,390 +53%
RJFSA
6
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$39.6M +$6.66M +240,228 +21%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$37.8M +$1.93M +69,680 +5%
AAMU
8
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$36.7M -$388K -13,990 -1%
BJ
9
Brouwer & Janachowski
California
$29.9M +$621K +22,398 +2%
HighTower Advisors
10
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$27.5M +$11.4M +411,970 +73%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$25.4M +$1.55M +55,854 +7%
PCMC
12
Paragon Capital Management (Colorado)
Colorado
$22.7M +$22.4M +808,872 New
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$20.7M +$2.5M +90,384 +14%
SFWA
14
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$19.5M -$320K -11,548 -2%
BA
15
BCM Advisors
Louisiana
$16.8M +$741K +26,740 +5%
EC
16
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$14.6M +$7.74M +279,500 +117%
Commonwealth Equity Services
17
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$14.5M +$1.62M +58,414 +13%
PWS
18
Paragon Wealth Strategies
Florida
$12M +$184K +6,626 +2%
ACM
19
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$10.9M -$1.49M -53,768 -12%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
20
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$9.82M +$1.21M +43,516 +14%
FPFS
21
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$7.19M +$127K +4,582 +2%
Stifel Financial
22
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$6.78M +$1.07M +38,594 +19%
Envestnet Asset Management
23
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.77M -$112K -4,026 -2%
EFS
24
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$6.3M -$342K -12,336 -5%
Jane Street
25
Jane Street
New York
$5.89M -$1.73M -62,444 -23%

NOBL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

147 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.16B — up 7.5% from $1.08B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new NOBL positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Raymond James & Associates, adding an estimated $13.7M. The largest seller was Affinity Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $17.2M.

  • 147 institutional investors held ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) as of Q1 2017, up from 140 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.16B of ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $13.7M added.
  • The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Affinity Wealth Management, an estimated $17.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.