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ProShares Short Russell2000
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50 hedge funds and large institutions have $189M invested in ProShares Short Russell2000 in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

143% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 7

125% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 9 (+5)

37% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $139M → $189M (+$50.8M)

25% more funds holding

Funds holding: 40 → 50 (+10)

5.68% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.58% → 41.25% (+5.7%)

3% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.83M | Put options by funds: $2.93M

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 14

Holders
50
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
1.4%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+125%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
17
Increased
13
Reduced
14
Closed
7
Calls
$2.83M
Puts
$2.93M
Net Calls
-$101K
Net Calls Change
-$98K

Top Buyers

1
LG
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
+$17.5M
2
ACM
Arlington Capital Management
Illinois
+$12.8M
3
SIA
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
+$9.04M
4
ACM
Ashford Capital Management
Delaware
+$5.57M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$5.26M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$18.1M
2
JPC
Jackson Park Capital
Utah
-$4.46M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$3.23M
4
ECM
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
-$3.12M
5
WIC
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
-$2.85M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FTUS
26
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$817K +$688K +11,345 +938%
AFWA
27
Ancora Family Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$715K +$667K +11,000 New
AC
28
AFAM Capital
Texas
$650K -$45.5K -750 -7%
CT
29
CMT Trading
Illinois
$634K -$97.5K -1,607 -14%
Jane Street
30
Jane Street
New York
$632K +$589K +9,713 New
PCM
31
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$618K – – –
LTFS
32
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$594K -$449K -7,408 -44%
ICOA
33
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$455K +$2K +33 +0.5%
AAM
34
Alphadyne Asset Management
New York
$435K +$406K +6,695 New
BRWM
35
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$380K +$355K +5,850 New
GC
36
Grimes & Company
Massachusetts
$257K +$239K +3,947 New
Citadel Advisors
37
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$230K -$46.7K -770 -18%
KAM
38
Keeley Asset Management
Illinois
$228K -$6.06K -100 -3%
OAM
39
Orinda Asset Management
California
$215K -$914K -15,065 -82%
Royal Bank of Canada
40
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$144K -$3.23M -53,295 -96%
AIG
41
American International Group
New York
$127K +$118K +1,952 New
WRM
42
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$96K – – –
GT
43
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$93K – – –
Group One Trading
44
Group One Trading
Illinois
$74K -$152K -2,500 -69%
MPWT
45
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$35.4K +$125K +2,060 New
US Bancorp
46
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$24K +$22.1K +365 New
RFA
47
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$10K – – –
WTB
48
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$5K +$4.85K +80 New
Citigroup
49
Citigroup
New York
$4K +$3.52K +58 New
NFG
50
Next Financial Group
Texas
$3K – – –
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RWM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

50 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $189M — up 37% from $139M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new RWM positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Leuthold Group, adding an estimated $17.5M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $18.1M.

  • 50 institutional investors held ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) as of Q3 2015, up from 40 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $189M of ProShares Short Russell2000 stock for Q3 2015, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new ProShares Short Russell2000 positions in Q3 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 buyer in Q3 2015 was Leuthold Group, an estimated $17.5M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 seller in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $18.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.