ProShares UltraShort Materials
13 hedge funds and large institutions have $4M invested in ProShares UltraShort Materials in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
4,514% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $323K | Put options by funds: $7K
40% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 5
18% more funds holding
Funds holding: 11 → 13 (+2)
0.24% more ownership
Funds ownership: 1.1% → 1.35% (+0.24%)
18% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.86M → $4M (-$860K)
75% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1 | Existing positions reduced: 4
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$566K |
| 2 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$299K |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$136K |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$28.8K |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$5.44K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AG
Appleton Group
Appleton,
Wisconsin
|
-$1.22M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$964K |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$475K |
| 4 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$324K |
| 5 |
JMH
J.M. Hartwell
New York
|
-$258K |
SMN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
13 of the 3,813 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Materials (SMN) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $4M — down 18% from $4.86M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new SMN positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 1 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $566K. The largest seller was Appleton Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.22M sold.
- 13 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Materials (SMN) as of Q4 2015, up from 11 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $4M of ProShares UltraShort Materials stock for Q4 2015, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Materials positions in Q4 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Materials buyer in Q4 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $566K added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Materials seller in Q4 2015 was Appleton Group, an estimated $1.22M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.