ProShares UltraShort Financials
18 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.59M invested in ProShares UltraShort Financials in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
523% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.01M | Put options by funds: $483K
100% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 3
77% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.15M → $5.59M (+$2.44M)
20% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 5
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 17 → 18 (+1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$725K |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$607K |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$596K |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$502K |
| 5 |
QC
QCM Cayman
Houston,
Texas
|
+$404K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CT
CMT Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.03M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$84.1K |
| 3 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$81.8K |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$12.3K |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$4K |
SKF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
18 of the 3,730 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $5.59M — up 77% from $3.15M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new SKF positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 6 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $725K. The largest seller was CMT Trading, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.03M sold.
- 18 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) as of Q2 2015, up from 17 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $5.59M of ProShares UltraShort Financials stock for Q2 2015, up 77% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Financials positions in Q2 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials buyer in Q2 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $725K added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials seller in Q2 2015 was CMT Trading, an estimated $1.03M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.