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ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF
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79 hedge funds and large institutions have $129M invested in ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

56% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19.3M | Put options by funds: $12.4M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

4.96% less ownership

Funds ownership: 29.78% → 24.81% (-5%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 79 (-5)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 22

29% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $183M → $129M (-$53.9M)

36% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
79
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-5.95%
% of All Funds
1.81%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
9
Increased
17
Reduced
22
Closed
14
Calls
$19.3M
Puts
$12.4M
Net Calls
+$6.91M
Net Calls Change
+$8.69M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
+$4.58M
2
AP
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
+$3.97M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$829K
4
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
+$550K
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$527K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SMM
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
-$21.5M
2
CI
Conning Inc
Connecticut
-$14.9M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$8.91M
4
DRS
Deane Retirement Strategies
Louisiana
-$7.18M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$3.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PCM
26
Peak Capital Management
Colorado
$809K +$157K +6,862 +26%
TFCP
27
Twin Focus Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$683K – – –
ACM
28
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$599K -$2.23M -97,132 -79%
Commonwealth Equity Services
29
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$595K +$17.2K +749 +3%
ADBIC
30
A.D. Beadell Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$572K -$80.2K -3,500 -13%
CA
31
Calton & Associates
Florida
$556K +$275 +12 +0.1%
Royal Bank of Canada
32
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$530K +$289K +12,594 +125%
DDPIC
33
Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel
Michigan
$491K – – –
Jane Street
34
Jane Street
New York
$487K -$2.7M -117,962 -85%
Simplex Trading
35
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$477K -$625K -27,263 -57%
EWG
36
Executive Wealth Group
Washington
$436K – – –
EWM
37
Endurance Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$422K -$2.29K -100 -0.6%
VF
38
Virtu Financial
New York
$372K +$156K +6,798 +75%
LJAC
39
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$324K – – –
DWM
40
Dynasty Wealth Management
Florida
$304K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
41
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$288K +$12K +524 +4%
RJA
42
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$241K +$29.8K +1,300 +14%
HCM
43
Horrell Capital Management
Arkansas
$234K – – –
CL
44
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$229K – – –
MC
45
Mathes Company
New York
$228K – – –
BIA
46
BHK Investment Advisors
Alabama
$204K -$45.8K -2,000 -19%
LTFS
47
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$186K -$500K -21,812 -73%
BBPWM
48
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$166K -$16K -700 -9%
Barclays
49
Barclays
United Kingdom
$164K – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
50
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$164K – – –
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TBF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

79 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF (TBF) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $129M — down 29% from $183M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of TBF and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was Baird Financial Group, adding an estimated $4.58M. The largest seller was Stadion Money Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $21.5M sold.

  • 79 institutional investors held ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF (TBF) as of Q3 2018, down from 84 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $129M of ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Baird Financial Group, an estimated $4.58M added.
  • The largest ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Stadion Money Management, an estimated $21.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.