ProShares UltraShort Financials
SKF
17 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.15M invested in ProShares UltraShort Financials in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
319% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.99M | Put options by funds: $713K
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 2
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 15 → 17 (+2)
0.3% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.65% → 0.35% (-0.3%)
40% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 5
48% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.11M → $3.15M (-$2.95M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CT
CMT Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$592K |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$168K |
| 3 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$94.2K |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$45.9K |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$13.1K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$2.39M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.36M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$134K |
| 4 |
QC
QCM Cayman
Houston,
Texas
|
-$27K |
| 5 |
NPC
National Planning Corporation
El Segundo,
California
|
-$2.09K |
SKF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
17 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $3.15M — down 48% from $6.11M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new SKF positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 3 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was CMT Trading, adding an estimated $592K. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $2.39M.
- 17 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) as of Q1 2015, up from 15 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $3.15M of ProShares UltraShort Financials stock for Q1 2015, down 48% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Financials positions in Q1 2015 and 2 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials buyer in Q1 2015 was CMT Trading, an estimated $592K added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials seller in Q1 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $2.39M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.