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ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF
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101 hedge funds and large institutions have $653M invested in ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 10 (+5)

79% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 14

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 24

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $506M → $653M (+$147M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 91 → 101 (+10)

3.76% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.99% → 38.75% (+3.8%)

76% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.31M | Put options by funds: $5.48M

Holders
101
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+10.99%
% of All Funds
2.93%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
25
Increased
32
Reduced
24
Closed
14
Calls
$1.31M
Puts
$5.48M
Net Calls
-$4.17M
Net Calls Change
-$2.14M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BC
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
+$28.9M
2
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$22.2M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$21.3M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$14.9M
5
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$12M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$4.57M
2
IH
IFC Holdings
Florida
-$3.19M
3
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$2.39M
4
MDSL
M.D. Sass LLC
New York
-$2.07M
5
SMM
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
-$1.97M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KC
26
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
$3.54M -$221K -6,833 -6%
CHA
27
Cedar Hill Associates
Illinois
$3.21M +$143K +4,425 +5%
Royal Bank of Canada
28
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.07M -$1.19M -36,971 -28%
OC
29
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$2.34M +$558K +17,282 +32%
AMM
30
American Money Management
California
$2M +$1.96M +60,787 New
PAG
31
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.98M +$1.94M +60,078 New
AF
32
Aldebaran Financial
$1.79M +$1.76M +54,400 New
B
33
Baird
Wisconsin
$1.68M – – –
FIM
34
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.45M +$1.42M +44,002 New
HI
35
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$1.39M +$10.9K +337 +0.8%
GW
36
GW & Wade
Massachusetts
$1.32M +$1.3M +40,200 New
MDSL
37
M.D. Sass LLC
New York
$1.3M -$2.07M -64,000 -62%
KJHP
38
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
$1.2M – – –
HighTower Advisors
39
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.16M -$1.4M -43,242 -55%
SCMF
40
Sage Capital Management (Florida)
Florida
$1.15M – – –
DBT
41
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$1.07M -$3.07K -95 -0.3%
EAMA
42
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$980K +$962K +29,782 New
Jane Street
43
Jane Street
New York
$853K +$838K +25,928 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
44
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$816K -$200K -6,176 -20%
DAS
45
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$781K +$768K +23,767 New
DDPIC
46
Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel
Michigan
$763K +$750K +23,200 New
JG
47
Jefferies Group
New York
$732K +$720K +22,270 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
48
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$716K +$194K +6,000 +38%
ACI
49
Alpha Cubed Investments
California
$697K +$685K +21,195 New
VKH
50
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$693K -$1.89M -58,519 -74%
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TBF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

101 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF (TBF) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $653M — up 29% from $506M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new TBF positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Brinker Capital, adding an estimated $28.9M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.57M sold.

  • 101 institutional investors held ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF (TBF) as of Q4 2013, up from 91 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $653M of ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 14 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Brinker Capital, an estimated $28.9M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $4.57M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.