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ProShares Short Russell2000
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58 hedge funds and large institutions have $156M invested in ProShares Short Russell2000 in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $692K | Put options by funds: $763K

10% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 21

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 61 → 58 (-3)

6.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 15.48% → 9.18% (-6.3%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 4 (-4)

57% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 21

73% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $572M → $156M (-$416M)

Holders
58
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-4.92%
% of All Funds
1.55%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
19
Increased
9
Reduced
21
Closed
21
Calls
$692K
Puts
$763K
Net Calls
-$71K
Net Calls Change
-$2.5M

Top Buyers

1
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$7.25M
2
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$4.37M
3
PSW
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
+$3.41M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.92M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.45M

Top Sellers

1
BC
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
-$293M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$35.3M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$14.8M
4
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
-$11.7M
5
B
Baird
Wisconsin
-$6.82M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PNC Financial Services Group
51
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$24K +$25.9K +396 New
CCA
52
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$20K +$21.2K +325 New
WA
53
WFG Advisors
Texas
$11K – – –
RFA
54
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$9K – – –
TIM
55
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$9K +$9.8K +150 New
WTB
56
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$6K -$39.6K -607 -86%
CFN
57
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$5K – – –
NFG
58
Next Financial Group
Texas
$3K – – –
BC
59
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$293M -4,257,627 Closed
FM
60
Foster & Motley
Ohio
– -$6.49M -94,447 Closed
FAM
61
Fred Alger Management
New York
– -$2.58M -37,500 Closed
SMM
62
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
– -$2.17M -31,620 Closed
ACM
63
Avalon Capital Management
California
– -$1.81M -26,406 Closed
PAMG
64
Patton Albertson Miller Group
Tennessee
– -$1.32M -19,600 Closed
VAM
65
Verity Asset Management
North Carolina
– -$1.06M -15,510 Closed
IC
66
InterOcean Capital
Illinois
– -$1.01M -14,675 Closed
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
67
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
– -$968K -14,084 Closed
AIG
68
American International Group
New York
– -$577K -8,396 Closed
OC
69
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
– -$370K -5,385 Closed
BGA
70
Belmont Global Advisors
Texas
– -$315K -4,588 Closed
Nomura Holdings
71
Nomura Holdings
Japan
– -$262K -3,817 Closed
BF
72
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
– -$222K -3,230 Closed
WEC
73
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
– -$65.4K -952 Closed
PAG
74
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$54K -788 Closed
MPWT
75
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
– -$35.4K -515 Closed
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RWM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

58 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $156M — down 73% from $572M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of RWM and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.

The largest buyer was Brinker Capital Investments, adding an estimated $7.25M. The largest seller was Brinker Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $293M sold.

  • 58 institutional investors held ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) as of Q4 2014, down from 61 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $156M of ProShares Short Russell2000 stock for Q4 2014, down 73% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new ProShares Short Russell2000 positions in Q4 2014 and 21 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 buyer in Q4 2014 was Brinker Capital Investments, an estimated $7.25M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 seller in Q4 2014 was Brinker Capital, an estimated $293M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.