ProShares Short Russell2000
RWM
44 hedge funds and large institutions have $122M invested in ProShares Short Russell2000 in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
200% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)
80% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 5
54% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $79.5M → $122M (+$42.7M)
44% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.17M | Put options by funds: $1.5M
12.28% more ownership
Funds ownership: 28.18% → 40.46% (+12%)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 41 → 44 (+3)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 12
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LG
Leuthold Group
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$13.9M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$11M |
| 3 |
Baird Financial Group
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$9.85M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$8.97M |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$3.04M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$4.47M |
| 2 |
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Phoenix,
Arizona
|
-$3.75M |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$1.2M |
| 4 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
-$973K |
| 5 |
CT
CMT Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$358K |
RWM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
44 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $122M — up 54% from $79.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new RWM positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Leuthold Group, adding an estimated $13.9M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $4.47M.
- 44 institutional investors held ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) as of Q1 2018, up from 41 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $122M of ProShares Short Russell2000 stock for Q1 2018, up 54% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new ProShares Short Russell2000 positions in Q1 2018 and 5 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 buyer in Q1 2018 was Leuthold Group, an estimated $13.9M added.
- The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 seller in Q1 2018 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $4.47M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.