ProShares UltraShort Materials
9 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.1M invested in ProShares UltraShort Materials in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 1
29% more funds holding
Funds holding: 7 → 9 (+2)
1.34% less ownership
Funds ownership: 2.17% → 0.83% (-1.3%)
73% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.12M → $1.1M (-$3.02M)
80% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1 | Existing positions reduced: 5
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $6K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$367K |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$312K |
| 3 |
USGIU
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$91.9K |
| 4 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
+$16.2K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$2.5M |
| 2 |
IA
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
|
-$976K |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$28.7K |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$6.62K |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$5.14K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Jane Street
New York
| $347K | -$2.5M | -6,802 | -87% |
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VF
2
Virtu Financial
New York
| $340K | +$367K | +998 | New |
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3
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $289K | +$312K | +849 | New |
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USGIU
4
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
San Antonio,
Texas
| $85K | +$91.9K | +250 | New |
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CG
5
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| $19K | +$16.2K | +44 | +314% |
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6
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $8K | -$5.14K | -14 | -38% |
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7
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $5K | -$28.7K | -78 | -84% |
|
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8
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $4K | -$6.62K | -18 | -62% |
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IA
9
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| $2K | -$976K | -2,656 | -100% |
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TRCT
10
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$1K | -3 | Closed |
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SMN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
9 of the 4,001 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Materials (SMN) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.1M — down 73% from $4.12M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new SMN positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 1 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $367K. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $2.5M.
- 9 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Materials (SMN) as of Q4 2016, up from 7 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $1.1M of ProShares UltraShort Materials stock for Q4 2016, down 73% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Materials positions in Q4 2016 and 1 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Materials buyer in Q4 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $367K added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Materials seller in Q4 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $2.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.