ProShares UltraShort Materials
11 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.86M invested in ProShares UltraShort Materials in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
726% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $588K → $4.86M (+$4.27M)
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 2
63% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $13K | Put options by funds: $8K
57% more funds holding
Funds holding: 7 → 11 (+4)
0.73% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.37% → 1.1% (+0.73%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 2
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.35M |
| 2 |
AG
Appleton Group
Appleton,
Wisconsin
|
+$1.02M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$461K |
| 4 |
RPG
Risk Paradigm Group
Austin,
Texas
|
+$226K |
| 5 |
JMH
J.M. Hartwell
New York
|
+$215K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$89.5K |
| 2 |
USGIU
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$35.6K |
| 3 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2K |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$574 |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $1.62M | +$1.35M | +2,350 | New |
|
|
AG
2
Appleton Group
Appleton,
Wisconsin
| $1.22M | +$1.02M | +1,776 | New |
|
|
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $666K | +$461K | +803 | +487% |
|
|
TH
4
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| $324K | +$14.9K | +26 | +6% |
|
|
RPG
5
Risk Paradigm Group
Austin,
Texas
| $270K | +$226K | +393 | New |
|
|
JMH
6
J.M. Hartwell
New York
| $258K | +$215K | +375 | New |
|
|
7
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| $237K | -$89.5K | -156 | -31% |
|
8
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
| $206K | +$172K | +300 | New |
|
|
USGIU
9
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
San Antonio,
Texas
| $47K | -$35.6K | -62 | -47% |
|
10
Citigroup
New York
| $10K | +$8.61K | +15 | New |
|
|
LTFS
11
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
12
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$2K | -5 | Closed |
|
|
13
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$574 | -1 | Closed |
|
SMN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
11 of the 3,583 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Materials (SMN) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $4.86M — up 726% from $588K a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new SMN positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 2 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.35M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $89.5K.
- 11 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Materials (SMN) as of Q3 2015, up from 7 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $4.86M of ProShares UltraShort Materials stock for Q3 2015, up 726% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Materials positions in Q3 2015 and 2 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Materials buyer in Q3 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.35M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Materials seller in Q3 2015 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $89.5K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.