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ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF
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78 hedge funds and large institutions have $227M invested in ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 16

91% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 11

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 69 → 78 (+9)

7.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.05% → 50.53% (+7.5%)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $214M → $227M (+$12.9M)

Holders
78
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+13.04%
% of All Funds
1.74%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
21
Increased
32
Reduced
16
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8.03M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$4.31M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$3.71M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$2.54M
5
PFPT
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
+$2.04M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$4.07M
2
LA
LexAurum Advisors
Kansas
-$1.05M
3
WPW
Waldron Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
-$809K
4
WAP
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
-$483K
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$434K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TRCT
76
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1K -$434K -7,638 -100%
CWM
77
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
– -$4.07M -230,314 Closed
LA
78
LexAurum Advisors
Kansas
– -$1.05M -17,911 Closed
WPW
79
Waldron Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
– -$809K -13,755 Closed
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
80
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
– -$354K -6,009 Closed
BRWM
81
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
– -$277K -4,708 Closed
FIM
82
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
– -$208K -3,514 Closed
SPIA
83
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
– -$43K -725 Closed
APP
84
Avantax Planning Partners
Iowa
– -$36K -618 Closed
RCAG
85
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
– -$15K -255 Closed
MWPCG
86
Measured Wealth Private Client Group
New Hampshire
– -$15K -250 Closed
ML
87
McAdam LLC
Pennsylvania
– -$1K -14 Closed
Fidelity Investments
88
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
– +$114 +2 New
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SMDV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

78 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $227M — up 6% from $214M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new SMDV positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $8.03M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Wealth Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.07M sold.

  • 78 institutional investors held ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) as of Q4 2018, up from 69 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $227M of ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $8.03M added.
  • The largest ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $4.07M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.