ProShares UltraShort Financials
SKF
10 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.05M invested in ProShares UltraShort Financials in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
264% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $289K → $1.05M (+$763K)
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 1
100% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 1
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 9 → 10 (+1)
0.19% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.06% → 0.25% (+0.19%)
28% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $271K | Put options by funds: $377K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$717K |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$77.1K |
| 3 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.13K |
| 4 |
PFGIA
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Westborough,
Massachusetts
|
+$305 |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$18.3K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
| $723K | +$717K | +2,353 | New |
|
|
2
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| $272K | +$77.1K | +253 | +40% |
|
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $28K | – | – | – |
|
4
Citigroup
New York
| $17K | – | – | – |
|
|
5
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $7K | +$2.13K | +7 | +39% |
|
|
RE
6
RBC Europe
London,
United Kingdom
| $1.79K | – | – | – |
|
|
7
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $1K | -$18.3K | -60 | -95% |
|
|
SF
8
Synovus Financial
Columbus,
Georgia
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
PFGIA
9
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Westborough,
Massachusetts
| $1K | +$305 | +1 | New |
|
|
FDCDDQ
10
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Levis,
Quebec, Canada
| $58 | – | – | – |
|
SKF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
10 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.05M — up 264% from $289K a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 2 funds opened new SKF positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 2 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $717K. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $18.3K.
- 10 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) as of Q3 2018, up from 9 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $1.05M of ProShares UltraShort Financials stock for Q3 2018, up 264% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Financials positions in Q3 2018 and 1 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials buyer in Q3 2018 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $717K added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials seller in Q3 2018 was UBS Group, an estimated $18.3K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.