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ProShares UltraShort Financials
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11 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.01M invested in ProShares UltraShort Financials in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 0 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.67M | Put options by funds: $3.67M

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 4

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 10 → 11 (+1)

0.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 0.25% → 0.2% (-0.05%)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.05M → $1.01M (-$42.5K)

Holders
11
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
0.25%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
3
Reduced
–
Closed
4
Calls
$4.67M
Puts
$3.67M
Net Calls
+$994K
Net Calls Change
+$1.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$293K
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$259K
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$188K
4
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
+$65.4K
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$34.4K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$723K
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$272K
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$17K
4
PFGIA
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
-$1K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Jane Street
1
Jane Street
New York
$332K +$293K +853 New
HighTower Advisors
2
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$296K +$259K +753 New
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$213K +$188K +548 New
Simplex Trading
4
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$83K +$65.4K +190 +760%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$40K +$34.4K +100 +3,333%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$36K – – –
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4K +$3.78K +11 New
RE
8
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$2.26K – – –
LTFS
9
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2K +$2.41K +7 +700%
SF
10
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$1K – – –
FDCDDQ
11
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$73 – – –
VF
12
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$723K -2,353 Closed
Citadel Advisors
13
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$272K -887 Closed
Citigroup
14
Citigroup
New York
– -$17K -54 Closed
PFGIA
15
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
– -$1K -1 Closed
AIC
16
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
– +$344 +1 New

SKF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

11 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.01M — down 4% from $1.05M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new SKF positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 3 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $293K. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $723K sold.

  • 11 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) as of Q4 2018, up from 10 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.01M of ProShares UltraShort Financials stock for Q4 2018, down 4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Financials positions in Q4 2018 and 4 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials buyer in Q4 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $293K added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials seller in Q4 2018 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $723K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.