ProShares UltraShort Financials
SKF
16 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.77M invested in ProShares UltraShort Financials in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
30% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $617K | Put options by funds: $475K
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6M → $6.77M (+$775K)
0.02% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.73% → 0.71% (-0.02%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 17 → 16 (-1)
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 5
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$1.68M |
| 2 |
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$1.17M |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$934K |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$214K |
| 5 |
RPG
Risk Paradigm Group
Austin,
Texas
|
+$75.3K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$1.3M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.06M |
| 3 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$589K |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$208K |
| 5 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$112K |
SKF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
16 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $6.77M — up 13% from $6M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of SKF and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 5 trimmed existing stakes and 4 added.
The largest buyer was LPL Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.68M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $1.3M.
- 16 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) as of Q1 2016, down from 17 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $6.77M of ProShares UltraShort Financials stock for Q1 2016, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Financials positions in Q1 2016 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials buyer in Q1 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $1.68M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials seller in Q1 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.