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ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF
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73 hedge funds and large institutions have $190M invested in ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

52% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $125M → $190M (+$65.2M)

31% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 13

24% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.33M | Put options by funds: $1.07M

9.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 21.45% → 30.75% (+9.3%)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 70 → 73 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

41% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 22

Holders
73
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4.29%
% of All Funds
1.95%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
17
Increased
13
Reduced
22
Closed
13
Calls
$1.33M
Puts
$1.07M
Net Calls
+$259K
Net Calls Change
+$1.39M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NSLI
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
+$44.6M
2
CI
Clal Insurance
Israel
+$10.6M
3
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
+$6.64M
4
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$6.43M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$4.03M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$6.43M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.93M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$2.53M
4
NC
NBW Capital
Massachusetts
-$1.49M
5
M&T Bank
M&T Bank
New York
-$816K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
1IA
26
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.11M – – –
Parallax Volatility Advisers
27
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$1.04M – – –
TCM
28
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
$1M +$1.08M +48,668 New
EDRH
29
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$985K +$29.2K +1,310 +3%
EDRS
30
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$831K – – –
RJA
31
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$750K -$349K -15,651 -31%
KKRC
32
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
New York
$737K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
33
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$663K -$776K -34,816 -53%
Susquehanna International Group
34
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$626K +$219K +9,845 +50%
TFCP
35
Twin Focus Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$615K – – –
DS
36
DRW Securities
Illinois
$569K – – –
UCFA
37
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$532K -$343K -15,380 -38%
ACI
38
Alpha Cubed Investments
California
$492K +$521K +23,392 New
Simplex Trading
39
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$301K +$319K +14,302 New
DDPIC
40
Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel
Michigan
$253K -$6.69K -300 -2%
ICAS
41
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$235K -$7.67K -344 -3%
MCI
42
McDonald Capital Investors
California
$221K – – –
BBPWM
43
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$219K -$24.8K -1,115 -10%
CL
44
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$217K – – –
HCM
45
Horrell Capital Management
Arkansas
$211K – – –
KIM
46
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$211K +$223K +10,000 New
EP
47
Elkhorn Partners
Nebraska
$204K – – –
UMA
48
USA Mutuals Advisors
Texas
$168K +$178K +8,000 New
Barclays
49
Barclays
United Kingdom
$167K +$21.2K +950 +14%
SCM
50
Southport Capital Management
Tennessee
$166K +$176K +7,889 New
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TBF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

73 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF (TBF) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $190M — up 52% from $125M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new TBF positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Nan Shan Life Insurance, opening a new position worth an estimated $44.6M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.43M sold.

  • 73 institutional investors held ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF (TBF) as of Q2 2016, up from 70 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $190M of ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 52% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 13 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Nan Shan Life Insurance, an estimated $44.6M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $6.43M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.