ProShares Short Russell2000
RWM
48 hedge funds and large institutions have $109M invested in ProShares Short Russell2000 in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
80% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 10
20% more funds holding
Funds holding: 40 → 48 (+8)
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $98.7M → $109M (+$9.91M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
7.95% less ownership
Funds ownership: 40.3% → 32.35% (-7.9%)
38% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.56M | Put options by funds: $7.37M
47% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 15
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3.18M |
| 2 |
SC
Scotia Capital
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$2.98M |
| 3 |
RA
Rational Advisors
Huntington,
New York
|
+$2.68M |
| 4 |
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Riverside,
Connecticut
|
+$2.68M |
| 5 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$1.87M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ECM
Evergreen Capital Management
Bellevue,
Washington
|
-$11.7M |
| 2 |
LG
Leuthold Group
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$7.51M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$7.44M |
| 4 |
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
|
-$3.72M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$2.16M |
RWM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
48 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $109M — up 10% from $98.7M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new RWM positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $3.18M. The largest seller was Evergreen Capital Management, cutting an estimated $11.7M.
- 48 institutional investors held ProShares Short Russell2000 (RWM) as of Q4 2018, up from 40 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $109M of ProShares Short Russell2000 stock for Q4 2018, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new ProShares Short Russell2000 positions in Q4 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 buyer in Q4 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $3.18M added.
- The largest ProShares Short Russell2000 seller in Q4 2018 was Evergreen Capital Management, an estimated $11.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.