ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baird Financial Group
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$4.58M |
| 2 |
AP
Advisors Preferred
Rockville,
Maryland
|
+$3.97M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$829K |
| 4 |
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
|
+$550K |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$527K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SMM
Stadion Money Management
Watkinsville,
Georgia
|
-$21.5M |
| 2 |
CI
Conning Inc
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
-$14.9M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$8.91M |
| 4 |
DRS
Deane Retirement Strategies
New Orleans,
Louisiana
|
-$7.18M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$3.12M |
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.