ProShares UltraShort Financials
SKF
17 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.71M invested in ProShares UltraShort Financials in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
129% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.93M | Put options by funds: $1.28M
0.33% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.62% → 0.29% (-0.33%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 18 → 17 (-1)
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4
52% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.59M → $2.71M (-$2.88M)
86% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1 | Existing positions reduced: 7
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RPG
Risk Paradigm Group
Austin,
Texas
|
+$439K |
| 2 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$360K |
| 3 |
AP
Advisors Preferred
Rockville,
Maryland
|
+$75.4K |
| 4 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$3.11K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$1.17M |
| 2 |
QC
QCM Cayman
Houston,
Texas
|
-$989K |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$608K |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$387K |
| 5 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$272K |
SKF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
17 of the 3,583 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $2.71M — down 52% from $5.59M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of SKF and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 7 trimmed existing stakes and 1 added.
The largest buyer was Risk Paradigm Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $439K. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $1.17M.
- 17 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) as of Q3 2015, down from 18 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $2.71M of ProShares UltraShort Financials stock for Q3 2015, down 52% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Financials positions in Q3 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials buyer in Q3 2015 was Risk Paradigm Group, an estimated $439K added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials seller in Q3 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.17M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.