ProShares UltraShort Materials
14 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.13M invested in ProShares UltraShort Materials in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
343% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $208K | Put options by funds: $47K
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 2
55% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.67M → $4.13M (+$1.47M)
40% more funds holding
Funds holding: 10 → 14 (+4)
0.64% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.69% → 1.34% (+0.64%)
67% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1 | Existing positions reduced: 3
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.13M |
| 2 |
WSTAM
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Norfolk,
Virginia
|
+$654K |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$567K |
| 4 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$34.5K |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$12.9K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$71.4K |
| 2 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$46.1K |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$44.9K |
| 4 |
DBT
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Dubuque,
Iowa
|
-$2.46K |
| 5 |
MA
MUFG Americas
New York
|
-$2K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $1.81M | +$567K | +921 | +39% |
|
|
VF
2
Virtu Financial
New York
| $1.01M | +$1.13M | +1,843 | New |
|
|
WSTAM
3
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Norfolk,
Virginia
| $582K | +$654K | +1,063 | New |
|
|
TH
4
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| $558K | -$46.1K | -75 | -7% |
|
|
TRCT
5
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $101K | -$44.9K | -73 | -28% |
|
|
U
6
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $31K | +$34.5K | +56 | New |
|
|
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $11K | +$12.9K | +21 | New |
|
|
DBT
8
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Dubuque,
Iowa
| $10K | -$2.46K | -4 | -18% |
|
9
Walleye Trading
New York
| $9K | – | – | – |
|
10
Citigroup
New York
| $5K | +$5.54K | +9 | New |
|
|
WA
11
WFG Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
12
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
13
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
| $1K | +$615 | +1 | New |
|
|
14
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$71.4K | -116 | Closed |
|
|
MA
15
MUFG Americas
New York
| – | -$2K | -3 | Closed |
|
SMN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
14 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Materials (SMN) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $4.13M — up 55% from $2.67M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new SMN positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 1 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.13M. The largest seller was Barclays, exiting entirely with an estimated $71.4K sold.
- 14 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Materials (SMN) as of Q4 2013, up from 10 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $4.13M of ProShares UltraShort Materials stock for Q4 2013, up 55% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Materials positions in Q4 2013 and 2 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Materials buyer in Q4 2013 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.13M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Materials seller in Q4 2013 was Barclays, an estimated $71.4K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.