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ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF
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115 hedge funds and large institutions have $419M invested in ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

138% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 8

89% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 27

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $375M → $419M (+$43.3M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 105 → 115 (+10)

0.35% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.7% → 52.05% (+0.35%)

Holders
115
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+9.52%
% of All Funds
2.27%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
19
Increased
51
Reduced
27
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$6.63M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$5.45M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$4.03M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$3.06M
5
IAA
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
+$1.56M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$3.05M
2
PFPT
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
-$2.83M
3
IA
IFP Advisors
Florida
-$1.46M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.43M
5
WWM
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
-$499K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$83M +$5.45M +90,206 +7%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$49.9M +$1.14M +18,778 +2%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$49.5M +$3.06M +50,706 +7%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$42.4M +$6.63M +109,677 +19%
CIA
5
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$32.9M +$1.42M +23,571 +5%
RJFSA
6
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$20.1M -$3.05M -50,522 -13%
CCP
7
Cardan Capital Partners
Colorado
$13M -$110K -1,828 -0.9%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$12.3M +$4.03M +66,678 +50%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$10.5M +$66.1K +1,093 +0.6%
RJA
10
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$9.27M -$279K -4,619 -3%
GVAG
11
Great Valley Advisor Group
Delaware
$7.33M +$477K +7,887 +7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
12
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$7.21M -$184K -3,036 -3%
TFA
13
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$6.7M +$21.9K +363 +0.3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
14
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$5M +$543K +8,976 +12%
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
$4.52M +$129K +2,139 +3%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.5M +$822K +13,593 +23%
Baird Financial Group
17
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$3.86M +$148K +2,453 +4%
FAAS
18
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$3.39M -$283K -4,680 -8%
TCWM
19
Total Clarity Wealth Management
Illinois
$2.79M +$2.73M +45,190 New
EH
20
Equitable Holdings
New York
$2.78M +$2.72M +44,927 New
AIP
21
Ahrens Investment Partners
Louisiana
$2.39M +$121 +2 +0%
LA
22
LexAurum Advisors
Kansas
$2.2M +$150K +2,482 +7%
WS
23
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.87M +$18.8K +311 +1%
IAA
24
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$1.6M +$1.56M +25,865 New
HIS
25
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$1.58M +$696K +11,521 +82%
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SMDV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

115 of the 5,076 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $419M — up 12% from $375M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new SMDV positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 51 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $6.63M. The largest seller was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, cutting an estimated $3.05M.

  • 115 institutional investors held ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) as of Q4 2019, up from 105 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $419M of ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 8 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $6.63M added.
  • The largest ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $3.05M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.