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ProShares Short Russell2000
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50 hedge funds and large institutions have $189M invested in ProShares Short Russell2000 in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

143% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 7

125% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 9 (+5)

37% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $139M → $189M (+$50.8M)

25% more funds holding

Funds holding: 40 → 50 (+10)

5.68% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.58% → 41.25% (+5.7%)

3% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.83M | Put options by funds: $2.93M

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 14

Holders
50
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
1.4%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+125%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
17
Increased
13
Reduced
14
Closed
7
Calls
$2.83M
Puts
$2.93M
Net Calls
-$101K
Net Calls Change
-$98K

Top Buyers

1
LG
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
+$17.5M
2
ACM
Arlington Capital Management
Illinois
+$12.8M
3
SIA
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
+$9.04M
4
ACM
Ashford Capital Management
Delaware
+$5.57M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$5.26M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$18.1M
2
JPC
Jackson Park Capital
Utah
-$4.46M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$3.23M
4
ECM
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
-$3.12M
5
WIC
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
-$2.85M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LG
1
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$23.8M +$17.5M +288,061 +374%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$17.6M -$18.1M -299,262 -52%
BCI
3
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$17.1M +$343K +5,650 +2%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$14M +$5.26M +86,679 +67%
ACM
5
Arlington Capital Management
Illinois
$13.7M +$12.8M +211,328 New
ECM
6
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$13.7M -$3.12M -51,380 -20%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$13.7M +$736K +12,134 +6%
SIA
8
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$9.7M +$9.04M +149,150 New
VF
9
Virtu Financial
New York
$9.46M +$14.6K +240 +0.2%
ACM
10
Ashford Capital Management
Delaware
$7.32M +$5.57M +91,900 +446%
NHFG
11
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$6.19M -$183K -3,019 -3%
IPC
12
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$5.49M +$626K +10,328 +14%
Baird Financial Group
13
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$5.1M +$4.28M +70,540 +896%
JWS
14
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Arizona
$4.32M +$792K +13,056 +24%
OC
15
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$3.34M +$2.85M +46,921 +1,073%
CAM
16
Chesapeake Asset Management
New York
$2.48M – – –
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$2.33M +$1.05M +17,363 +87%
Creative Planning
18
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.31M +$2.15M +35,442 New
WIC
19
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$2.25M -$2.85M -46,956 -58%
TRCT
20
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.21M -$499K -8,223 -20%
MIM
21
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$1.58M -$1.19M -19,551 -45%
CIBC World Market
22
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$1.35M +$1.26M +20,833 New
DAS
23
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$1.17M +$1.09M +18,020 New
Goldman Sachs
24
Goldman Sachs
New York
$848K +$790K +13,033 New
ACM
25
Avalon Capital Management
California
$829K +$773K +12,753 New
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RWM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

50 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $189M — up 37% from $139M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new RWM positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Leuthold Group, adding an estimated $17.5M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $18.1M.

  • 50 institutional investors held ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) as of Q3 2015, up from 40 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $189M of ProShares Short Russell2000 stock for Q3 2015, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new ProShares Short Russell2000 positions in Q3 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 buyer in Q3 2015 was Leuthold Group, an estimated $17.5M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 seller in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $18.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.