ProShares UltraShort Financials
SKF
12 hedge funds and large institutions have $690K invested in ProShares UltraShort Financials in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
524% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.57M | Put options by funds: $892K
200% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 1
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 2
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 11 → 12 (+1)
0.14% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.27% → 0.13% (-0.14%)
38% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.11M → $690K (-$422K)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$59.4K |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$7.98K |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$6.43K |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.63K |
| 5 |
VFA
Valeo Financial Advisors
Carmel,
Indiana
|
+$3.6K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$384K |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$325K |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$45K |
| 4 |
FDCDDQ
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Levis,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$41 |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $537K | +$4.63K | +18 | +1% |
|
|
2
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $87K | +$59.4K | +231 | +471% |
|
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $26K | – | – | – |
|
4
Citigroup
New York
| $13K | – | – | – |
|
|
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $11K | +$7.98K | +31 | +620% |
|
|
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
| $8K | +$6.43K | +25 | New |
|
|
7
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $3K | -$45K | -175 | -95% |
|
|
VFA
8
Valeo Financial Advisors
Carmel,
Indiana
| $3K | +$3.6K | +14 | New |
|
|
RE
9
RBC Europe
London,
United Kingdom
| $1.82K | – | – | – |
|
|
TRCT
10
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$384K | -1,750 | Closed |
|
|
11
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$325K | -1,264 | Closed |
|
|
FDCDDQ
12
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Levis,
Quebec, Canada
| – | -$41 | – | – |
|
|
TFA
13
Toth Financial Advisory
Leesburg,
Virginia
| – | +$257 | +1 | New |
|
SKF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
12 of the 4,539 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $690K — down 38% from $1.11M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new SKF positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 3 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Simplex Trading, adding an estimated $59.4K. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), exiting entirely with an estimated $384K sold.
- 12 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Financials (SKF) as of Q1 2020, up from 11 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $690K of ProShares UltraShort Financials stock for Q1 2020, down 38% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Financials positions in Q1 2020 and 2 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials buyer in Q1 2020 was Simplex Trading, an estimated $59.4K added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Financials seller in Q1 2020 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $384K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.