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ProShares Short Russell2000
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56 hedge funds and large institutions have $278M invested in ProShares Short Russell2000 in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 13

64% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $170M → $278M (+$108M)

55% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 11

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 8 (+2)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 47 → 56 (+9)

8.24% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.92% → 52.16% (+8.2%)

74% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.2M | Put options by funds: $4.59M

Holders
56
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+19.15%
% of All Funds
1.49%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
22
Increased
17
Reduced
11
Closed
13
Calls
$1.2M
Puts
$4.59M
Net Calls
-$3.38M
Net Calls Change
-$1.6M

Top Buyers

1
BC
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
+$47.3M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$34.7M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$17.3M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$14.3M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$10.8M

Top Sellers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$5.22M
2
SIA
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
-$4.77M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$4.71M
4
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
-$4.43M
5
CAM
Chesapeake Asset Management
New York
-$2.35M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OC
26
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$443K -$918K -13,697 -66%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
27
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$404K +$436K +6,502 New
Mirae Asset Global Investments
28
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$390K +$421K +6,275 New
CYG
29
Clean Yield Group
Vermont
$367K +$402K +6,000 New
BRWM
30
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$363K – – –
WS
31
Wedbush Securities
California
$270K +$292K +4,352 New
YP
32
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho
$265K -$174K -2,591 -38%
FTCM
33
First Trust Capital Management
Illinois
$261K +$282K +4,200 New
MIM
34
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$255K -$246K -3,664 -47%
PCM
35
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$248K – – –
BCI
36
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$222K – – –
CS
37
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$213K +$230K +3,430 New
PAG
38
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$205K +$61.9K +923 New
Citigroup
39
Citigroup
New York
$169K -$381K -5,688 -68%
WRM
40
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$91K – – –
US Bancorp
41
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$82K +$49K +730 +123%
Envestnet Asset Management
42
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$70K +$75.2K +1,121 New
Simplex Trading
43
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$36K +$39.8K +594 New
MFS
44
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$28K +$1.07K +16 +4%
SIA
45
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$27K -$4.77M -71,195 -99%
Bank of America
46
Bank of America
North Carolina
$26K +$28.5K +425 New
WIC
47
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$24K -$2.22M -33,129 -99%
WTB
48
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$8K +$3.35K +50 +63%
GWM
49
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$8K +$9.19K +137 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
50
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$6K +$5.97K +89 New
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RWM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

56 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $278M — up 64% from $170M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new RWM positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Brinker Capital, adding an estimated $47.3M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.22M sold.

  • 56 institutional investors held ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) as of Q1 2016, up from 47 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $278M of ProShares Short Russell2000 stock for Q1 2016, up 64% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new ProShares Short Russell2000 positions in Q1 2016 and 13 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 buyer in Q1 2016 was Brinker Capital, an estimated $47.3M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 seller in Q1 2016 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $5.22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.