ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000
SRTY
9 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.6M invested in ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
150% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 2
100% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 1
50% more funds holding
Funds holding: 6 → 9 (+3)
28% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.81M → $3.6M (+$798K)
0.02% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.04% → 0.06% (+0.02%)
49% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $200K | Put options by funds: $395K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$1.52M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$400K |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$384K |
| 4 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
+$236K |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$77.3K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$1M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$406K |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$171K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TRCT
1
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $2.02M | +$1.52M | +687 | +295% |
|
|
VF
2
Virtu Financial
New York
| $435K | -$1M | -453 | -70% |
|
|
3
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| $398K | +$400K | +181 | New |
|
|
FTUS
4
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| $381K | +$384K | +174 | New |
|
|
TSS
5
Two Sigma Securities
New York
| $234K | +$236K | +107 | New |
|
|
6
Citigroup
New York
| $84K | +$77.3K | +35 | +1,167% |
|
7
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $36K | +$37.5K | +17 | New |
|
|
HIM
8
Hillsdale Investment Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $11K | +$11K | +5 | New |
|
|
CG
9
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| $6K | – | – | – |
|
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
11
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$406K | -184 | Closed |
|
|
12
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$171K | -70 | Closed |
|
SRTY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
9 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 (SRTY) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $3.6M — up 28% from $2.81M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new SRTY positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 2 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), adding an estimated $1.52M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $1M.
- 9 institutional investors held ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 (SRTY) as of Q3 2018, up from 6 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $3.6M of ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 stock for Q3 2018, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 positions in Q3 2018 and 2 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 buyer in Q3 2018 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $1.52M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 seller in Q3 2018 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.