ProShares UltraShort Financials
SKF
9 hedge funds and large institutions have $407K invested in ProShares UltraShort Financials in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 0 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
0.1% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.2% → 0.1% (-0.1%)
18% less funds holding
Funds holding: 11 → 9 (-2)
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 6
47% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.41M | Put options by funds: $2.66M
60% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.01M → $407K (-$602K)
100% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 0 | Existing positions reduced: 3
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$276K |
| 2 |
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
|
+$102K |
| 3 |
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
|
+$30.3K |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$13.3K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$296K |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$277K |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$213K |
| 4 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$83K |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$36K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $264K | +$276K | +847 | New |
|
|
IA
2
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
| $93K | +$102K | +314 | New |
|
|
3
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| $21K | +$30.3K | +93 | New |
|
|
4
Citigroup
New York
| $13K | +$13.3K | +41 | New |
|
5
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $12K | -$20.8K | -64 | -62% |
|
|
RE
6
RBC Europe
London,
United Kingdom
| $1.81K | – | – | – |
|
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $1K | -$1.95K | -6 | -55% |
|
|
SF
8
Synovus Financial
Columbus,
Georgia
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
FDCDDQ
9
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Levis,
Quebec, Canada
| $58 | – | – | – |
|
|
10
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$277K | -853 | Closed |
|
|
11
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$296K | -753 | Closed |
|
|
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$213K | -548 | Closed |
|
|
13
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$83K | -215 | Closed |
|
|
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$36K | -90 | Closed |
|
|
LTFS
15
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$1.95K | -6 | -75% |
|
SKF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
9 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $407K — down 60% from $1.01M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of SKF and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 3 trimmed existing stakes and 0 added.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $276K. The largest seller was HighTower Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $296K sold.
- 9 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) as of Q1 2019, down from 11 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $407K of ProShares UltraShort Financials stock for Q1 2019, down 60% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Financials positions in Q1 2019 and 6 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials buyer in Q1 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $276K added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials seller in Q1 2019 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $296K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.