ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF
78 hedge funds and large institutions have $143M invested in ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
40% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 15
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 73 → 78 (+5)
1.89% more ownership
Funds ownership: 24.73% → 26.63% (+1.9%)
7% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.33M | Put options by funds: $5.93M
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 17
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $151M → $143M (-$7.84M)
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 0 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$5.66M |
| 2 |
Baird Financial Group
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$3.9M |
| 3 |
TC
Telemus Capital
Southfield,
Michigan
|
+$2.38M |
| 4 |
RVM
Robinson Value Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$2.03M |
| 5 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TPW
Tiller Private Wealth
Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania
|
-$4.06M |
| 2 |
PSW
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Tacoma,
Washington
|
-$3.23M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$2.95M |
| 4 |
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Riverside,
Connecticut
|
-$2.44M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$1.76M |
TBF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
78 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF (TBF) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $143M — down 5.2% from $151M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new TBF positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $5.66M. The largest seller was Tiller Private Wealth, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.06M sold.
- 78 institutional investors held ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF (TBF) as of Q4 2017, up from 73 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $143M of ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF stock for Q4 2017, down 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 15 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $5.66M added.
- The largest ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Tiller Private Wealth, an estimated $4.06M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.