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ProShares Short Russell2000
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48 hedge funds and large institutions have $109M invested in ProShares Short Russell2000 in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 10

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 40 → 48 (+8)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $98.7M → $109M (+$9.91M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

7.95% less ownership

Funds ownership: 40.3% → 32.35% (-7.9%)

38% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.56M | Put options by funds: $7.37M

47% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 15

Holders
48
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
1.07%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
18
Increased
8
Reduced
15
Closed
10
Calls
$4.56M
Puts
$7.37M
Net Calls
-$2.81M
Net Calls Change
-$2.42M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$3.18M
2
SC
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
+$2.98M
3
RA
Rational Advisors
New York
+$2.68M
4
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
+$2.68M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$1.87M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ECM
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
-$11.7M
2
LG
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
-$7.51M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$7.44M
4
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
-$3.72M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$2.16M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HighTower Advisors
26
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$732K +$665K +15,625 New
CPP
27
Crow Point Partners
Massachusetts
$659K +$596K +14,000 New
LPL Financial
28
LPL Financial
California
$504K -$760K -17,861 -62%
LTFS
29
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$489K +$253K +5,939 +132%
GIA
30
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$377K +$344K +8,076 New
GI
31
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$327K +$298K +7,000 New
ARM
32
Adirondack Research & Management
New York
$299K +$272K +6,400 New
SPC
33
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$288K +$262K +6,160 New
CYG
34
Clean Yield Group
Vermont
$234K -$42.5K -1,000 -17%
PCM
35
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$210K – – –
DAM
36
DLD Asset Management
New York
$210K +$191K +4,500 New
CIAS
37
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$47K +$42.5K +1,000 New
MIM
38
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$42K -$3.7K -87 -9%
RFC
39
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$41K -$3.62K -85 -9%
US Bancorp
40
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$23K +$9.57K +225 +82%
Royal Bank of Canada
41
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$13K – – –
SGS
42
Sterling Global Strategies
California
$4.67K -$294K -6,900 -99%
FHA
43
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$3K – – –
VRM
44
Vectors Research Management
New York
$3K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
45
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$2K – – –
1NWS
46
1 North Wealth Services
Maryland
$2K +$1.62K +38 New
OC
47
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
– -$3.72M -98,656 Closed
BCP
48
Berkeley Capital Partners
Georgia
– -$594K -15,756 Closed
HF
49
HRT Financial
New York
– -$498K -13,216 Closed
TSS
50
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$427K -11,328 Closed
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RWM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

48 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $109M — up 10% from $98.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new RWM positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $3.18M. The largest seller was Evergreen Capital Management, cutting an estimated $11.7M.

  • 48 institutional investors held ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) as of Q4 2018, up from 40 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $109M of ProShares Short Russell2000 stock for Q4 2018, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new ProShares Short Russell2000 positions in Q4 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 buyer in Q4 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $3.18M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 seller in Q4 2018 was Evergreen Capital Management, an estimated $11.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.