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ProShares Short Russell2000
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44 hedge funds and large institutions have $122M invested in ProShares Short Russell2000 in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 5

54% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $79.5M → $122M (+$42.7M)

44% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.17M | Put options by funds: $1.5M

12.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 28.18% → 40.46% (+12%)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 41 → 44 (+3)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 12

Holders
44
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+7.32%
% of All Funds
1.01%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
9
Increased
11
Reduced
12
Closed
5
Calls
$2.17M
Puts
$1.5M
Net Calls
+$662K
Net Calls Change
+$1.42M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LG
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
+$13.9M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$11M
3
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
+$9.85M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8.97M
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$3.04M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$4.47M
2
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
-$3.75M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$1.2M
4
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
-$973K
5
CT
CMT Trading
Illinois
-$358K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BAM
26
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$353K +$350K +8,392 New
WIC
27
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$341K -$101K -2,418 -23%
PAS
28
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$337K – – –
LTFS
29
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$300K -$973K -23,344 -77%
IP
30
Intellectus Partners
California
$263K – – –
HF
31
HRT Financial
New York
$258K +$256K +6,135 New
AG
32
Advisor Group
Arizona
$256K +$182K +4,358 +254%
Royal Bank of Canada
33
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$227K – – –
PCM
34
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$189K – – –
UBS Group
35
UBS Group
Switzerland
$185K -$29.8K -715 -14%
Bank of Montreal
36
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$99K – – –
MIM
37
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$42K – – –
RFC
38
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$37K – – –
Deutsche Bank
39
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$14K +$14.5K +348 New
US Bancorp
40
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$12K -$10.6K -254 -48%
RFA
41
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$11K -$3.13K -75 -23%
WDL
42
Well Done LLC
Michigan
$3K +$2.5K +60 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
43
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$2K +$2.08K +50 New
PNC Financial Services Group
44
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
DAS
45
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
– -$3.75M -88,739 Closed
CT
46
CMT Trading
Illinois
– -$358K -8,471 Closed
SIA
47
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
– -$92K -2,180 Closed
PSC
48
Prentiss Smith & Co
Vermont
– -$35K -825 Closed
CG
49
Cutler Group
California
– -$8K -200 Closed
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RWM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

44 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $122M — up 54% from $79.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new RWM positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Leuthold Group, adding an estimated $13.9M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $4.47M.

  • 44 institutional investors held ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) as of Q1 2018, up from 41 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $122M of ProShares Short Russell2000 stock for Q1 2018, up 54% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new ProShares Short Russell2000 positions in Q1 2018 and 5 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 buyer in Q1 2018 was Leuthold Group, an estimated $13.9M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 seller in Q1 2018 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $4.47M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.