ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF
89 hedge funds and large institutions have $316M invested in ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
6.06% less ownership
Funds ownership: 32.24% → 26.18% (-6.1%)
9% less funds holding
Funds holding: 98 → 89 (-9)
24% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 29
40% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $526M → $316M (-$210M)
51% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 35
78% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 2 (-7)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $1.61M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$3.96M |
| 2 |
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
|
+$3.3M |
| 3 |
SCA
Strategic Capital Alternatives
Gig Harbor,
United States
|
+$2.19M |
| 4 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$2.04M |
| 5 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.98M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$43.7M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$22.9M |
| 3 |
JMPWA
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$20.4M |
| 4 |
WIM
Weitz Investment Management
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
-$19.4M |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$16.7M |
TBF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
89 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF (TBF) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $316M — down 40% from $526M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of TBF and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.96M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $43.7M.
- 89 institutional investors held ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF (TBF) as of Q4 2014, down from 98 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $316M of ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 40% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 29 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $3.96M added.
- The largest ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $43.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.