ProShares Short Russell2000
RWM
49 hedge funds and large institutions have $130M invested in ProShares Short Russell2000 in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
978% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.34M | Put options by funds: $403K
40% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 10
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $109M → $130M (+$21.2M)
9.28% more ownership
Funds ownership: 32.35% → 41.64% (+9.3%)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 48 → 49 (+1)
7% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 14
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$30.4M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$5.09M |
| 3 |
BI
Bramshill Investments
Naples,
Florida
|
+$4.36M |
| 4 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$4.17M |
| 5 |
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$3.86M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$5.48M |
| 2 |
LG
Leuthold Group
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$4.42M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$3.85M |
| 4 |
SC
Scotia Capital
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$3.27M |
| 5 |
RA
Rational Advisors
Huntington,
New York
|
-$2.94M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VF
51
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$3.85M | -82,389 | Closed |
|
|
SC
52
Scotia Capital
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$3.27M | -69,979 | Closed |
|
|
RA
53
Rational Advisors
Huntington,
New York
| – | -$2.94M | -63,003 | Closed |
|
|
TCM
54
Tuttle Capital Management
Riverside,
Connecticut
| – | -$2.94M | -63,003 | Closed |
|
|
FTUS
55
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| – | -$2.05M | -43,991 | Closed |
|
56
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$1.62M | -38,790 | Closed |
|
57
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$732K | -15,625 | Closed |
|
|
SPC
58
Sigma Planning Corp
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
| – | -$288K | -6,160 | Closed |
|
|
CYG
59
Clean Yield Group
Norwich,
Vermont
| – | -$234K | -5,000 | Closed |
|
|
DAM
60
DLD Asset Management
New York
| – | -$210K | -4,500 | Closed |
|
61
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$13K | -282 | Closed |
|
RWM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
49 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $130M — up 20% from $109M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new RWM positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 14 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $30.4M. The largest seller was IMC Chicago, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.48M sold.
- 49 institutional investors held ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) as of Q1 2019, up from 48 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $130M of ProShares Short Russell2000 stock for Q1 2019, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new ProShares Short Russell2000 positions in Q1 2019 and 14 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 buyer in Q1 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $30.4M added.
- The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 seller in Q1 2019 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $5.48M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.