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ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

206 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.34B invested in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 74

0.64% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.34%78.97% (+0.64%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.35B → $1.34B (-$10.5M)

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 16

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 210206 (-4)

18% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 119 (-2)

Holders
206
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-1.9%
% of All Funds
4.72%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-18.18%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
15
Increased
77
Reduced
74
Closed
16
Calls
$723K
Puts
Net Calls
+$723K
Net Calls Change
+$187K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$227M -$2.44M -77,878 -1%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$204M +$3.28M +104,784 +2%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$129M +$2.63M +84,228 +2%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$79.2M -$2.61M -83,382 -3%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$54.6M -$1.4M -44,800 -2%
RJFSA
6
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$52.9M +$2.76M +88,164 +5%
CIBC World Market
7
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$44.2M +$32.7M +1,044,826 +281%
RJA
8
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$41.3M -$1.56M -49,988 -4%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$34M +$2.97M +95,024 +10%
BJ
10
Brouwer & Janachowski
California
$33M -$161K -5,138 -0.5%
SFWA
11
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$27.6M -$112K -3,580 -0.4%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$27.4M -$2.29M -73,092 -8%
BA
13
BCM Advisors
Louisiana
$24.9M +$2.98M +95,204 +14%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$24.6M +$898K +28,702 +4%
HighTower Advisors
15
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$22.6M -$101K -3,244 -0.4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
16
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$16.1M +$3.44M +109,952 +27%
ACG
17
Allen Capital Group
Nebraska
$15M +$189K +6,052 +1%
EC
18
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$14M -$311K -9,940 -2%
IA
19
IFG Advisory
Georgia
$13.3M +$2.65M +84,774 +25%
AG
20
Advisor Group
Arizona
$9.46M -$355K -11,360 -4%
Janney Montgomery Scott
21
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$9.16M -$948K -30,312 -9%
Envestnet Asset Management
22
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$9.16M +$44.2K +1,412 +0.5%
CRC
23
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$8.42M +$39.8K +1,274 +0.5%
ED
24
Exane Derivatives
France
$8.2M +$287K +9,172 +4%
LTFS
25
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$7.8M

NOBL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

206 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $1.34B — down 0.78% from $1.35B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of NOBL and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 74 trimmed existing stakes and 77 added.

The largest buyer was CIBC World Market, adding an estimated $32.7M. The largest seller was Amundi Asset Management US, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.4M sold.

  • 206 institutional investors held ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) as of Q2 2018, down from 210 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.34B of ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 0.78% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was CIBC World Market, an estimated $32.7M added.
  • The largest ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Amundi Asset Management US, an estimated $15.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.