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ProShares Short Russell2000
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40 hedge funds and large institutions have $139M invested in ProShares Short Russell2000 in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)

78% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 9

27.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 8.45% → 35.58% (+27%)

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $117M → $139M (+$21.9M)

0% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.85M | Put options by funds: $1.86M

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 44 → 40 (-4)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
40
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-9.09%
% of All Funds
1.08%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
11
Increased
16
Reduced
9
Closed
14
Calls
$1.85M
Puts
$1.86M
Net Calls
-$3K
Net Calls Change
+$508K

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$11.3M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$8.46M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$6.17M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$3.19M
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$2.18M

Top Sellers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$10.7M
2
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$999K
3
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
-$611K
4
DP
Dearborn Partners
Illinois
-$562K
5
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
-$533K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$33.1M +$11.3M +193,467 +51%
ECM
2
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$15.2M +$141K +2,417 +0.9%
BCI
3
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$15M -$999K -17,144 -6%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$11.5M -$10.7M -184,370 -48%
VF
5
Virtu Financial
New York
$8.42M +$8.46M +145,184 New
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7.47M +$6.17M +105,926 +464%
NHFG
7
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$5.69M -$155K -2,666 -3%
WIC
8
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$4.72M +$219K +3,763 +5%
LG
9
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$4.47M +$46K +789 +1%
JPC
10
Jackson Park Capital
Utah
$4.46M +$1.35M +23,250 +43%
IPC
11
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$4.29M +$2.02M +34,663 +88%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.22M +$3.19M +54,809 +7,774%
JWS
13
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Arizona
$3.09M -$45.6K -782 -1%
MIM
14
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$2.54M +$207K +3,554 +9%
TRCT
15
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.44M +$2.18M +37,502 +812%
CAM
16
Chesapeake Asset Management
New York
$2.21M -$291 -5 -0%
ACM
17
Ashford Capital Management
Delaware
$1.2M +$1.2M +20,600 New
Susquehanna International Group
18
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.17M +$1.02M +17,552 +663%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$1.16M +$25.3K +435 +2%
OAM
20
Orinda Asset Management
California
$1.06M +$225K +3,865 +27%
LTFS
21
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$973K +$679K +11,658 +230%
CT
22
CMT Trading
Illinois
$658K +$661K +11,354 New
AC
23
AFAM Capital
Texas
$623K – – –
DADC
24
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$567K +$24.6K +423 +5%
PCM
25
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$551K +$138K +2,375 +33%
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RWM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

40 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $139M — up 19% from $117M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of RWM and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $11.3M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $10.7M.

  • 40 institutional investors held ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) as of Q2 2015, down from 44 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $139M of ProShares Short Russell2000 stock for Q2 2015, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new ProShares Short Russell2000 positions in Q2 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 buyer in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $11.3M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 seller in Q2 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $10.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.