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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
RCA
51
Rowland Carmichael Advisors
Arizona
$6K +$6.71K +100 New
RFA
52
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$5K – – –
NFG
53
Next Financial Group
Texas
$3K – – –
GI
54
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$2K +$2.01K +30 New
WAS
55
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$1K +$1.48K +22 New
Susquehanna International Group
56
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$5.22M -77,802 Closed
CAM
57
Chesapeake Asset Management
New York
– -$2.35M -37,853 Closed
Goldman Sachs
58
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$1.14M -18,358 Closed
OAM
59
Orinda Asset Management
California
– -$453K -7,300 Closed
GC
60
Grimes & Company
Massachusetts
– -$348K -5,609 Closed
Royal Bank of Canada
61
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
– -$320K -5,150 Closed
AC
62
AFAM Capital
Texas
– -$311K -5,000 Closed
KA
63
Kovack Advisors
Florida
– -$242K -3,890 Closed
GT
64
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
– -$89K -1,435 Closed
Citadel Advisors
65
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$70K -1,134 Closed
IA
66
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$29K -474 Closed
TRCT
67
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$26K -422 Closed
SEI Investments
68
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$2K -26 Closed
Group One Trading
69
Group One Trading
Illinois
– +$67 +1 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.