ProShares UltraShort Materials
7 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.46M invested in ProShares UltraShort Materials in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 0 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
400% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 1
255% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $213K | Put options by funds: $60K
38% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4M → $2.46M (-$1.53M)
46% less funds holding
Funds holding: 13 → 7 (-6)
100% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 0 | Existing positions closed: 6
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.2M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$330K |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$196K |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$41.1K |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$37K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IA
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
|
-$2.31M |
| 2 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$302K |
| 3 |
RPG
Risk Paradigm Group
Austin,
Texas
|
-$149K |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$44.7K |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$29K |
SMN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
7 of the 3,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Materials (SMN) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $2.46M — down 38% from $4M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of SMN and 0 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 1 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $1.2M. The largest seller was IFP Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.31M sold.
- 7 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Materials (SMN) as of Q1 2016, down from 13 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $2.46M of ProShares UltraShort Materials stock for Q1 2016, down 38% quarter-over-quarter.
- 0 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Materials positions in Q1 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Materials buyer in Q1 2016 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.2M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Materials seller in Q1 2016 was IFP Advisors, an estimated $2.31M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.