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)
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 |
SMN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
14 of the 3,459 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.