ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000
SRTY
8 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.82M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
50% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 2
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.85M → $5.82M (+$970K)
0.01% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.01% → 0.02% (+0.01%)
20% less funds holding
Funds holding: 10 → 8 (-2)
50% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 4
98% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $867K | Put options by funds: $37.1M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$2.07M |
| 2 |
AC
Altus Capital
Mayfield Heights,
Ohio
|
+$319K |
| 3 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$142K |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$130K |
| 5 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$11.8K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$343K |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$242K |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$94.5K |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$18K |
| 5 |
AIG
American International Group
New York
|
-$9.55K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
| $1.83M | +$2.07M | +175 | New |
|
|
MWP
2
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| $1.79M | – | – | – |
|
|
AC
3
Altus Capital
Mayfield Heights,
Ohio
| $1.11M | +$319K | +27 | +34% |
|
|
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
| $532K | +$130K | +11 | +28% |
|
|
TH
5
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| $397K | +$142K | +12 | +46% |
|
|
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $78K | -$94.5K | -8 | -50% |
|
|
TRCT
7
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $71K | -$343K | -29 | -81% |
|
|
8
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $11K | +$11.8K | +1 | New |
|
|
9
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$242K | -20 | Closed |
|
|
AIG
10
American International Group
New York
| – | -$9.55K | -1 | Closed |
|
11
Citigroup
New York
| – | -$8K | -1 | Closed |
|
|
12
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$18K | -1 | Closed |
|
SRTY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
8 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 (SRTY) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $5.82M — up 20% from $4.85M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of SRTY and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 2 trimmed existing stakes and 3 added.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.07M. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), cutting an estimated $343K.
- 8 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 (SRTY) as of Q1 2015, down from 10 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $5.82M of ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 stock for Q1 2015, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 positions in Q1 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 buyer in Q1 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $2.07M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 seller in Q1 2015 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $343K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.