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ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF
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60 hedge funds and large institutions have $188M invested in ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 12

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 21

1.62% less ownership

Funds ownership: 48.47% → 46.85% (-1.6%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 61 → 60 (-1)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $220M → $188M (-$32.1M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
60
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.64%
% of All Funds
1.37%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
19
Reduced
21
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AWS
AJ Wealth Strategies
New York
+$11.5M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$2.17M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$1.92M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$1.11M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$1.06M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFG
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
-$13.4M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$6.36M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$6.28M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$5.41M
5
SFWA
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
-$4.79M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CAL
51
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$34K +$14.7K +272 +75%
Bessemer Group
52
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$31K – – –
FGC
53
Financial Gravity Companies
Texas
$30K +$4.49K +83 +18%
FGAM
54
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$30K +$30K +554 New
CA
55
Crewe Advisors
Utah
$18K – – –
RCAG
56
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$14K +$13.8K +255 New
MFBTD
57
MB Financial Bank - Trust Department
Illinois
$5K +$5.19K +96 New
AWM
58
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$3K – – –
ML
59
McAdam LLC
Pennsylvania
$1K +$757 +14 New
BFG
60
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
– -$13.4M -242,258 Closed
SFWA
61
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
– -$4.79M -86,765 Closed
FSA
62
Financial Services Advisory
Maryland
– -$1.14M -20,583 Closed
CCM
63
Compton Capital Management
Rhode Island
– -$621K -11,260 Closed
NA
64
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
– -$617K -11,171 Closed
RIL
65
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
– -$270K -4,900 Closed
CWM
66
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
– -$225K -4,067 Closed
FWP
67
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
– -$202K -3,660 Closed
FIM
68
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
– -$201K -3,636 Closed
WAM
69
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
– -$57K -1,025 Closed
PS
70
Portfolio Strategies
New York
– -$11K -207 Closed
TWA
71
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
– -$3K -51 Closed
BlackRock
72
BlackRock
New York
– +$433 +8 New
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SMDV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

60 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $188M — down 15% from $220M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of SMDV and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was AJ Wealth Strategies, opening a new position worth an estimated $11.5M. The largest seller was Bouchey Financial Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.4M sold.

  • 60 institutional investors held ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) as of Q1 2018, down from 61 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $188M of ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was AJ Wealth Strategies, an estimated $11.5M added.
  • The largest ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Bouchey Financial Group, an estimated $13.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.