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ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 712 (+5)

28% more funds holding

Funds holding: 156200 (+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%)

Holders
200
Holders Change
+44
Holders Change %
+28.21%
% of All Funds
4.54%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+71.43%
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
55
Increased
84
Reduced
44
Closed
11
Calls
$506K
Puts
$2K
Net Calls
+$504K
Net Calls Change
+$993K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$250M +$8.12M +263,114 +3%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$213M +$11.1M +358,878 +6%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$130M +$705K +22,862 +0.6%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$82.9M +$7.29M +236,204 +10%
CIBC World Market
5
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$72.4M +$69.4M +2,250,800 +22,080%
RJFSA
6
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$51.6M +$330K +10,688 +0.7%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$51.5M +$5.24M +169,838 +12%
RJA
8
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$47.9M +$689K +22,346 +2%
BJ
9
Brouwer & Janachowski
California
$34.5M -$507K -16,442 -2%
HighTower Advisors
10
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$31.8M +$443K +14,354 +1%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$30.5M +$3.36M +108,758 +13%
SFWA
12
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$27.8M +$536K +17,370 +2%
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$27.7M +$893K +28,938 +3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$23.2M +$4.29M +139,118 +24%
BA
15
BCM Advisors
Louisiana
$20.9M +$624K +20,228 +3%
AAMU
16
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$16.5M -$854K -27,688 -5%
ACG
17
Allen Capital Group
Nebraska
$14.5M +$14M +452,362 New
EC
18
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$13.7M -$1.43M -46,500 -10%
PCMC
19
Paragon Capital Management (Colorado)
Colorado
$12.6M -$1.17M -37,984 -9%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
20
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$10.9M -$2.28M -73,870 -18%
JP Morgan Chase
21
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$10.5M +$7.08M +229,656 +236%
AG
22
Advisor Group
Arizona
$9.85M -$92.1K -2,984 -1%
LTFS
23
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$9.8M +$5.43M +176,054 +135%
Envestnet Asset Management
24
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$9.62M -$31.7K -1,026 -0.3%
ACM
25
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$9.61M -$857K -27,782 -8%

NOBL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

200 of the 4,409 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.