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ProShares UltraShort Financials

15 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.11M invested in ProShares UltraShort Financials in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

215% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.7M | Put options by funds: $858K

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 2

35% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.51M → $6.11M (+$1.59M)

0.56% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.09%0.65% (+0.56%)

35% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2315 (-8)

54% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 13

Holders
15
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-34.78%
% of All Funds
0.4%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
3
Reduced
2
Closed
13
Calls
$2.7M
Puts
$858K
Net Calls
+$1.85M
Net Calls Change
+$678K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
$3.3M +$2.94M +3,332 +427%
Goldman Sachs
2
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.41M +$1.46M +1,655 +1,576%
QC
3
QCM Cayman
Texas
$632K +$183K +207 +36%
CT
4
CMT Trading
Illinois
$457K +$504K +570 New
Citadel Advisors
5
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$181K -$43.3K -49 -18%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$73K -$33.6K -38 -30%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$30K +$33.6K +38 New
LTFS
8
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$4K +$4.42K +5 New
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3K
NPC
10
National Planning Corporation
California
$2.09K +$2.65K +3 New
HI
11
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$2K
SF
12
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$2K
IC
13
Intersect Capital
California
$2K +$2.65K +3 New
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$1K
BRWA
15
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1 +$884 +1 New
Susquehanna International Group
16
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$968K -1,095 Closed
TH
17
Timber Hill
Connecticut
-$297K -309 Closed
JHC
18
JFB Holdings Corp
Georgia
-$538K -303 Closed
JWA
19
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
-$150K -156 Closed
KJHP
20
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
-$150K -156 Closed
PSW
21
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
-$147K -154 Closed
TRCT
22
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$145K -151 Closed
WAM
23
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$77.8K -88 Closed
Creative Planning
24
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$45K -47 Closed
AIG
25
American International Group
New York
-$37.5K -39 Closed

SKF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

15 of the 3,751 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $6.11M — up 35% from $4.51M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of SKF and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 2 trimmed existing stakes and 3 added.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $2.94M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $968K sold.

  • 15 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) as of Q4 2014, down from 23 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $6.11M of ProShares UltraShort Financials stock for Q4 2014, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Financials positions in Q4 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials buyer in Q4 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $2.94M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials seller in Q4 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $968K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.