ProShares S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
SMDV
61 hedge funds and large institutions have $220M invested in ProShares S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Aristocrats ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
93% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 14
89% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 9
53% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $18M | Capital outflows: $11.8M
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 53 → 61 (+8)
0.17% more ownership
Funds ownership: 48.3% → 48.47% (+0.17%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$2.59M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$2.19M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$1.25M |
| 4 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
+$1.24M |
| 5 |
First Horizon Advisors
Memphis,
Tennessee
|
+$755K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$2.6M |
| 2 |
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
-$1.82M |
| 3 |
SII Investments
Appleton,
Wisconsin
|
-$1.47M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$1.22M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1M |
SMDV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
61 of the 4,420 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (SMDV) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $220M — up 1.2% from $217M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new SMDV positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $2.59M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $2.6M.
- 61 institutional investors held ProShares S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (SMDV) as of Q4 2017, up from 53 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $220M of ProShares S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new ProShares S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Aristocrats ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest ProShares S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Aristocrats ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.59M added.
- The largest ProShares S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Aristocrats ETF seller in Q4 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $2.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.