ProShares UltraShort Financials
SKF
25 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.14M invested in ProShares UltraShort Financials in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
492% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.1M | Put options by funds: $185K
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 2
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 7
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 24 → 25 (+1)
0.01% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.17% → 0.18% (+0.01%)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.51M → $9.14M (-$373K)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$2.52M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$363K |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$350K |
| 4 |
KJHP
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$246K |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$65.2K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$2.19M |
| 2 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$616K |
| 3 |
GAM
Gemmer Asset Management
Walnut Creek,
California
|
-$412K |
| 4 |
PSW
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Tacoma,
Washington
|
-$181K |
| 5 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$112K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GAM
26
Gemmer Asset Management
Walnut Creek,
California
| – | -$412K | -53 | Closed |
|
27
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$3K | -3 | Closed |
|
SKF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
25 of the 3,481 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $9.14M — down 3.9% from $9.51M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new SKF positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 8 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $2.52M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $2.19M.
- 25 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) as of Q2 2014, up from 24 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $9.14M of ProShares UltraShort Financials stock for Q2 2014, down 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Financials positions in Q2 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials buyer in Q2 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $2.52M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials seller in Q2 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $2.19M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.