ProShares UltraShort Financials
SKF
23 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.51M invested in ProShares UltraShort Financials in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
349% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.5M | Put options by funds: $335K
0.09% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.18% → 0.09% (-0.09%)
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 25 → 23 (-2)
51% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.14M → $4.51M (-$4.63M)
60% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 10
67% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 3
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$565K |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$119K |
| 3 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$45.6K |
| 4 |
QC
QCM Cayman
Houston,
Texas
|
+$28.1K |
| 5 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$18.4K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$2.1M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.07M |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$280K |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$254K |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$167K |
SKF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
23 of the 3,448 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $4.51M — down 51% from $9.14M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 3 funds closed out of SKF and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 4 added.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $565K. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $2.1M.
- 23 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) as of Q3 2014, down from 25 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $4.51M of ProShares UltraShort Financials stock for Q3 2014, down 51% quarter-over-quarter.
- 1 fund opened new ProShares UltraShort Financials positions in Q3 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials buyer in Q3 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $565K added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials seller in Q3 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $2.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.