ProShares UltraShort Financials
SKF
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.
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: 23 → 15 (-8)
54% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 13
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$2.94M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$1.46M |
| 3 |
CT
CMT Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$504K |
| 4 |
QC
QCM Cayman
Houston,
Texas
|
+$183K |
| 5 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
+$4.42K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$968K |
| 2 |
JHC
JFB Holdings Corp
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$538K |
| 3 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$297K |
| 4 |
JWA
JFS Wealth Advisors
Hermitage,
Pennsylvania
|
-$150K |
| 5 |
KJHP
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$150K |
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.