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ProShares Short Russell2000
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40 hedge funds and large institutions have $98.7M invested in ProShares Short Russell2000 in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 3

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 35 → 40 (+5)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $90.6M → $98.7M (+$8.15M)

4.16% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.15% → 40.3% (+4.2%)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 13

32% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $815K | Put options by funds: $1.2M

Holders
40
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
0.91%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
8
Increased
10
Reduced
13
Closed
3
Calls
$815K
Puts
$1.2M
Net Calls
-$389K
Net Calls Change
-$2.06M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$10.6M
2
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
+$3.36M
3
BA
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
+$2.64M
4
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$2M
5
ECM
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
+$1.65M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$7.38M
2
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
-$2.23M
3
LG
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
-$499K
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$382K
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$323K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CYG
26
Clean Yield Group
Vermont
$226K -$94.5K -2,500 -29%
IP
27
Intellectus Partners
California
$199K -$37.8K -1,000 -16%
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$171K -$98.5K -2,608 -37%
PCM
29
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$170K – – –
AA
30
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$124K +$124K +3,294 New
MIM
31
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$37K – – –
RFC
32
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$36K +$3.21K +85 +10%
Royal Bank of Canada
33
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11K – – –
US Bancorp
34
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$10K – – –
RFA
35
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$9K – – –
FHA
36
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$3K – – –
VRM
37
Vectors Research Management
New York
$3K +$2.57K +68 New
CG
38
Cutler Group
California
$3K +$3.78K +100 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
39
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$2K – – –
Jane Street
40
Jane Street
New York
– -$286K -7,571 Closed
MIH
41
Meitav Investment House
Israel
– -$235K -6,000 Closed
WIC
42
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
– -$228K -5,847 Closed
HNB
43
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
– +$38 +1 New
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RWM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

40 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $98.7M — up 9% from $90.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new RWM positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $10.6M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $7.38M.

  • 40 institutional investors held ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) as of Q3 2018, up from 35 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $98.7M of ProShares Short Russell2000 stock for Q3 2018, up 9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new ProShares Short Russell2000 positions in Q3 2018 and 3 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 buyer in Q3 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $10.6M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 seller in Q3 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $7.38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.