ProShares UltraShort Financials
SKF
24 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.7M invested in ProShares UltraShort Financials in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
133% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 3
20% more funds holding
Funds holding: 20 → 24 (+4)
0.04% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.14% → 0.18% (+0.04%)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.2M → $10.7M (-$511K)
11% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.54M | Put options by funds: $1.74M
29% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 7
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$2.08M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.02M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$931K |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$362K |
| 5 |
EEG
E.E. Geduld
|
+$192K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$1.44M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$842K |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$481K |
| 4 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$402K |
| 5 |
QC
QCM Cayman
Houston,
Texas
|
-$364K |
SKF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
24 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $10.7M — down 4.6% from $11.2M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new SKF positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), adding an estimated $2.08M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $1.44M.
- 24 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) as of Q4 2013, up from 20 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $10.7M of ProShares UltraShort Financials stock for Q4 2013, down 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Financials positions in Q4 2013 and 3 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials buyer in Q4 2013 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $2.08M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials seller in Q4 2013 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $1.44M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.