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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
BC
1
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$53.6M +$47.3M +704,726 +443%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$41.6M +$34.7M +517,840 +339%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$34.9M +$17.3M +258,150 +85%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$31.4M +$10.8M +161,588 +47%
ECM
5
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$20.6M +$7.92M +118,139 +55%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$15.8M +$14.3M +213,038 +553%
LG
7
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$14.4M -$2.17M -32,302 -12%
ACM
8
Arlington Capital Management
Illinois
$14.2M +$1.3M +19,425 +9%
BCM
9
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$11.7M -$4.43M -66,008 -26%
NHFG
10
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$5.87M +$29K +432 +0.5%
IPC
11
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$5.09M -$2.01M -29,928 -27%
JWS
12
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Arizona
$4.53M -$798K -11,900 -14%
Baird Financial Group
13
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$4.48M +$2.11M +31,412 +77%
CT
14
CMT Trading
Illinois
$2.29M +$2.48M +36,933 New
JP Morgan Chase
15
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.18M +$2.36M +35,158 New
DAS
16
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$1.97M +$895K +13,354 +73%
LTFS
17
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.85M +$1.08M +16,037 +120%
MWVC
18
Morgens Waterfall Vintiadis & Co
New York
$1.66M +$1.8M +26,800 New
ACM
19
Ashford Capital Management
Delaware
$1.46M +$1.58M +23,500 New
AIG
20
American International Group
New York
$806K +$790K +11,787 +982%
Jane Street
21
Jane Street
New York
$611K +$180K +2,682 +37%
VF
22
Virtu Financial
New York
$607K -$4.71M -70,254 -88%
VKH
23
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$507K +$548K +8,174 New
RJA
24
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$490K +$529K +7,886 New
ICOA
25
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$470K +$32.7K +487 +7%
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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.