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ProShares Short Russell2000
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43 hedge funds and large institutions have $299M invested in ProShares Short Russell2000 in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

600% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 7 (+6)

365% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $628K | Put options by funds: $135K

53% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $196M → $299M (+$103M)

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 14

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 9

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 38 → 43 (+5)

3.8% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.59% → 15.39% (+3.8%)

Holders
43
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+13.16%
% of All Funds
1.25%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+600%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
20
Increased
12
Reduced
9
Closed
14
Calls
$628K
Puts
$135K
Net Calls
+$493K
Net Calls Change
+$1.15M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BC
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
+$122M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$28.3M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$12.9M
4
DD
Dominick & Dominick
New York
+$4.14M
5
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$3.07M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$40.9M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$12.6M
3
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.96M
4
ECM
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
-$2.66M
5
DI
Dalton Investments
Nevada
-$1.66M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WIC
26
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$473K +$499K +7,013 New
Susquehanna International Group
27
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$456K +$142K +1,992 +42%
DP
28
Dearborn Partners
Illinois
$393K +$414K +5,823 New
TH
29
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$373K – – –
OC
30
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$331K -$75.3K -1,060 -18%
MIM
31
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$289K – – –
SIA
32
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$271K +$285K +4,008 New
ST
33
Scout Trading
New York
$232K +$244K +3,438 New
Citigroup
34
Citigroup
New York
$196K +$206K +2,901 New
KAM
35
Keeley Asset Management
Illinois
$172K +$181K +2,550 New
FCB
36
First Citizens Bancorporation
South Carolina
$169K +$178K +2,508 New
Bank of America
37
Bank of America
North Carolina
$79K -$75K -1,055 -47%
BRWA
38
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$75K -$7.32K -103 -8%
MFS
39
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$60K +$9.45K +133 +18%
DADC
40
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$36K +$38.2K +538 New
Envestnet Asset Management
41
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$15K +$5.69K +80 +54%
Creative Planning
42
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2K +$1.78K +25 New
AIG
43
American International Group
New York
$1.08K -$18.1K -254 -94%
CCMG
44
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
– -$2.96M -40,120 Closed
DI
45
Dalton Investments
Nevada
– -$1.66M -22,409 Closed
SCM
46
Silver Capital Management
New York
– -$1.46M -19,750 Closed
NCMW
47
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
– -$1.11M -15,000 Closed
JT
48
Jump Trading
Illinois
– -$1.06M -14,391 Closed
ICOA
49
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
– -$894K -12,006 Closed
T
50
TradeWorx
New Jersey
– -$208K -2,817 Closed
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RWM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

43 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $299M — up 53% from $196M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new RWM positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Brinker Capital, adding an estimated $122M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $40.9M.

  • 43 institutional investors held ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) as of Q4 2013, up from 38 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $299M of ProShares Short Russell2000 stock for Q4 2013, up 53% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new ProShares Short Russell2000 positions in Q4 2013 and 14 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 buyer in Q4 2013 was Brinker Capital, an estimated $122M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 seller in Q4 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $40.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.