ProShares UltraShort Materials
9 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.53M invested in ProShares UltraShort Materials in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
18% less funds holding
Funds holding: 11 → 9 (-2)
38% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.08M → $2.53M (-$1.55M)
50% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 4
80% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1 | Existing positions reduced: 5
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$180K |
| 2 |
USGIU
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$60.7K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$1.06M |
| 2 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$370K |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$195K |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$28.3K |
| 5 |
BRWA
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Boca Raton,
Florida
|
-$28K |
SMN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
9 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Materials (SMN) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $2.53M — down 38% from $4.08M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of SMN and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 5 trimmed existing stakes and 1 added.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $180K. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $1.06M.
- 9 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Materials (SMN) as of Q1 2015, down from 11 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $2.53M of ProShares UltraShort Materials stock for Q1 2015, down 38% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Materials positions in Q1 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Materials buyer in Q1 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $180K added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Materials seller in Q1 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.06M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.