ProShares UltraShort Financials
SKF
13 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.46M invested in ProShares UltraShort Financials in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 0 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
801% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.89M | Put options by funds: $321K
150% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 2
0.01% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.35% → 0.34% (-0.01%)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.51M → $2.46M (-$55K)
24% less funds holding
Funds holding: 17 → 13 (-4)
100% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 0 | Existing positions closed: 4
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$173K |
| 2 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$72.3K |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$41.1K |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$38.4K |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$452 |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
|
-$145K |
| 2 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$22.1K |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$4.97K |
| 4 |
AG
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
|
-$1K |
| 5 |
SF
Synovus Financial
Columbus,
Georgia
|
-$1K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
| $1.28M | +$173K | +382 | +14% |
|
|
2
Jane Street
New York
| $403K | +$41.1K | +91 | +11% |
|
|
3
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $340K | +$38.4K | +85 | +12% |
|
4
SG Americas Securities
New York
| $228K | – | – | – |
|
|
5
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $91K | -$4.97K | -11 | -5% |
|
|
6
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $68K | +$72.3K | +160 | +8,000% |
|
|
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $38K | +$452 | +1 | +1% |
|
8
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
|
CG
9
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| $1K | -$22.1K | -49 | -94% |
|
10
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
LTFS
11
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
FDCDDQ
12
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Levis,
Quebec, Canada
| $79 | – | – | – |
|
|
IA
13
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
| – | -$145K | -312 | Closed |
|
|
AG
14
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
| – | -$1K | -2 | Closed |
|
|
SF
15
Synovus Financial
Columbus,
Georgia
| – | -$1K | -2 | Closed |
|
SKF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
13 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $2.46M — down 2.2% from $2.51M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of SKF and 0 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 2 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $173K. The largest seller was IndexIQ Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $145K sold.
- 13 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) as of Q2 2017, down from 17 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $2.46M of ProShares UltraShort Financials stock for Q2 2017, down 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 0 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Financials positions in Q2 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials buyer in Q2 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $173K added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials seller in Q2 2017 was IndexIQ Advisors, an estimated $145K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.