ProShares UltraShort Financials
SKF
10 hedge funds and large institutions have $659K invested in ProShares UltraShort Financials in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
26,500% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.06M | Put options by funds: $4K
0.12% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.22% → 0.1% (-0.12%)
17% less funds holding
Funds holding: 12 → 10 (-2)
40% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 5
64% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.85M → $659K (-$1.19M)
100% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 0 | Existing positions reduced: 1
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$398K |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.7K |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$568 |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$635K |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$495K |
| 3 |
MHS
M Holdings Securities
Portland,
Oregon
|
-$208K |
| 4 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$15K |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$8K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
| $343K | +$398K | +701 | New |
|
|
2
SG Americas Securities
New York
| $265K | -$635K | -1,119 | -67% |
|
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $45K | – | – | – |
|
4
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
5
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
LTFS
6
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
SF
7
Synovus Financial
Columbus,
Georgia
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $1K | +$1.7K | +3 | New |
|
|
9
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
| – | -$495K | -765 | Closed |
|
|
MHS
10
M Holdings Securities
Portland,
Oregon
| – | -$208K | -326 | Closed |
|
|
11
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$15K | -24 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
12
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$8K | -13 | Closed |
|
13
Mariner
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$2K | -3 | Closed |
|
|
14
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | +$568 | +1 | New |
|
SKF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
10 of the 4,001 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $659K — down 64% from $1.85M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of SKF and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 1 trimmed existing stakes and 0 added.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $398K. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, cutting an estimated $635K.
- 10 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) as of Q4 2016, down from 12 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $659K of ProShares UltraShort Financials stock for Q4 2016, down 64% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Financials positions in Q4 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials buyer in Q4 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $398K added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials seller in Q4 2016 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $635K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.