ProShares S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
SMDV
70 hedge funds and large institutions have $196M invested in ProShares S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Aristocrats ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
367% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 3
44% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 18
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 60 → 70 (+10)
0.95% more ownership
Funds ownership: 46.85% → 47.8% (+0.95%)
21% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $14.6M | Capital outflows: $18.5M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.7M |
| 2 |
AJ Wealth Strategies
New York
|
+$2.65M |
| 3 |
BB&T Securities
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$1.39M |
| 4 |
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$1.16M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$7.03M |
| 2 |
Oxbow Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$2.59M |
| 3 |
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
|
-$1.37M |
| 4 |
First Horizon Advisors
Memphis,
Tennessee
|
-$1.31M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$1.1M |
SMDV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
70 of the 4,386 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (SMDV) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $196M — up 4.3% from $188M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new SMDV positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $2.7M. The largest seller was HighTower Advisors, cutting an estimated $7.03M.
- 70 institutional investors held ProShares S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (SMDV) as of Q2 2018, up from 60 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $196M of ProShares S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Aristocrats ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new ProShares S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Aristocrats ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 3 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest ProShares S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Aristocrats ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $2.7M added.
- The largest ProShares S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Aristocrats ETF seller in Q2 2018 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $7.03M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.