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ProShares Short Russell2000
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58 hedge funds and large institutions have $156M invested in ProShares Short Russell2000 in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $692K | Put options by funds: $763K

10% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 21

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 61 → 58 (-3)

6.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 15.48% → 9.18% (-6.3%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 4 (-4)

57% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 21

73% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $572M → $156M (-$416M)

Holders
58
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-4.92%
% of All Funds
1.55%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
19
Increased
9
Reduced
21
Closed
21
Calls
$692K
Puts
$763K
Net Calls
-$71K
Net Calls Change
-$2.5M

Top Buyers

1
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$7.25M
2
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$4.37M
3
PSW
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
+$3.41M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.92M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.45M

Top Sellers

1
BC
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
-$293M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$35.3M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$14.8M
4
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
-$11.7M
5
B
Baird
Wisconsin
-$6.82M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DAS
26
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$611K -$11.7M -178,705 -95%
DADC
27
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$594K +$104K +1,594 +20%
RJA
28
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$518K -$557K -8,533 -50%
ICOA
29
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$461K -$8.75K -134 -2%
Jane Street
30
Jane Street
New York
$364K +$385K +5,893 New
DP
31
Dearborn Partners
Illinois
$360K – – –
TH
32
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$341K – – –
PCM
33
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$286K +$16.3K +250 +6%
BCM
34
Breithorn Capital Management
New York
$268K +$283K +4,338 New
TSS
35
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$252K +$267K +4,085 New
KAM
36
Keeley Asset Management
Illinois
$222K -$136K -2,075 -37%
SCP
37
Syntal Capital Partners
Texas
$212K +$225K +3,446 New
Goldman Sachs
38
Goldman Sachs
New York
$208K +$220K +3,367 New
Bank of New York Mellon
39
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$205K +$216K +3,314 New
SIA
40
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$198K +$209K +3,200 New
DD
41
Dominick & Dominick
New York
$193K – – –
MC
42
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$167K -$32.7K -500 -16%
Citigroup
43
Citigroup
New York
$138K +$146K +2,239 New
CCS
44
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$91K -$2.64M -40,350 -96%
WRM
45
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$91K +$96.1K +1,471 New
Envestnet Asset Management
46
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$80K -$135K -2,063 -62%
US Bancorp
47
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$51K +$53.9K +825 New
TDC
48
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$46K – – –
Citadel Advisors
49
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$36K -$1.22M -18,646 -97%
Bank of America
50
Bank of America
North Carolina
$24K +$2.15K +33 +9%
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RWM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

58 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $156M — down 73% from $572M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of RWM and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.

The largest buyer was Brinker Capital Investments, adding an estimated $7.25M. The largest seller was Brinker Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $293M sold.

  • 58 institutional investors held ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) as of Q4 2014, down from 61 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $156M of ProShares Short Russell2000 stock for Q4 2014, down 73% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new ProShares Short Russell2000 positions in Q4 2014 and 21 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 buyer in Q4 2014 was Brinker Capital Investments, an estimated $7.25M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 seller in Q4 2014 was Brinker Capital, an estimated $293M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.