ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
NOBL
200 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.45B invested in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
25,200% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $506K | Put options by funds: $2K
400% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 11
91% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 44
71% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 12 (+5)
28% more funds holding
Funds holding: 156 → 200 (+44)
23% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $1.45B (+$274M)
6.65% more ownership
Funds ownership: 75.81% → 82.46% (+6.6%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CIBC World Market
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$69.4M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$11.1M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$8.12M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$7.29M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$7.08M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ICOA
Investment Centers of America
Bismarck,
North Dakota
|
-$6.05M |
| 2 |
NPC
National Planning Corporation
El Segundo,
California
|
-$3.57M |
| 3 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
-$2.28M |
| 4 |
NSLI
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taipei City,
Taiwan
|
-$2.26M |
| 5 |
PWSG
Pacific Wealth Strategies Group
Santa Barbara,
California
|
-$2.17M |
NOBL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
200 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.45B — up 23% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new NOBL positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 44 holders — while 84 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.
The largest buyer was CIBC World Market, adding an estimated $69.4M. The largest seller was Investment Centers of America, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.05M sold.
- 200 institutional investors held ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) as of Q4 2017, up from 156 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $1.45B of ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 55 funds opened new ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of +44 holders.
- The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was CIBC World Market, an estimated $69.4M added.
- The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Investment Centers of America, an estimated $6.05M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.