ProShares UltraShort Financials
SKF
17 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.51M invested in ProShares UltraShort Financials in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.
39,650% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $795K | Put options by funds: $2K
281% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $659K → $2.51M (+$1.85M)
70% more funds holding
Funds holding: 10 → 17 (+7)
0.25% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.1% → 0.35% (+0.25%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1 | Existing positions reduced: 1
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$905K |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$399K |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$333K |
| 4 |
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
|
+$144K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$104K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$921 |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
| $1.22M | +$905K | +1,965 | +280% |
|
|
2
Jane Street
New York
| $396K | +$399K | +865 | New |
|
|
3
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $330K | +$333K | +722 | New |
|
4
SG Americas Securities
New York
| $247K | – | – | – |
|
|
IA
5
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
| $145K | +$144K | +312 | New |
|
|
6
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $104K | +$104K | +226 | New |
|
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $41K | – | – | – |
|
|
CG
8
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| $23K | +$24K | +52 | New |
|
9
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
10
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
LTFS
11
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
SF
12
Synovus Financial
Columbus,
Georgia
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
AG
13
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
| $1K | +$921 | +2 | New |
|
|
FDCDDQ
14
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Levis,
Quebec, Canada
| $86 | – | – | – |
|
|
15
Morgan Stanley
New York
| – | -$921 | -2 | -67% |
|
16
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | +$921 | +2 | New |
|
SKF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
17 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $2.51M — up 281% from $659K a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new SKF positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 1 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $905K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $921.
- 17 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) as of Q1 2017, up from 10 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $2.51M of ProShares UltraShort Financials stock for Q1 2017, up 281% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Financials positions in Q1 2017 and 0 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials buyer in Q1 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $905K added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials seller in Q1 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $921 sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.