ProShares UltraShort Russell2000
31 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.3M invested in ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 8
10% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $12.7M | Put options by funds: $11.5M
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 29 → 31 (+2)
0.46% less ownership
Funds ownership: 0.84% → 0.39% (-0.46%)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 7
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
53% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $32.8M → $15.3M (-$17.5M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$2.27M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.71M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$1.11M |
| 4 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$768K |
| 5 |
CT
CMT Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$493K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PAMG
Patton Albertson Miller Group
Chattanooga,
Tennessee
|
-$11.1M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$9.17M |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$1.02M |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$892K |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$488K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SF
26
Synovus Financial
Columbus,
Georgia
| $26K | – | – | – |
|
27
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| $22K | +$23.6K | +32 | New |
|
|
CG
28
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| $13K | +$14.8K | +20 | New |
|
|
GWM
29
Geneos Wealth Management
Englewood,
Colorado
| $6K | – | – | – |
|
30
First Manhattan
New York
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
|
MFS
31
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
|
PAMG
32
Patton Albertson Miller Group
Chattanooga,
Tennessee
| – | -$11.1M | -14,306 | Closed |
|
|
VF
33
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$9.17M | -11,831 | Closed |
|
|
34
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
| – | -$488K | -630 | Closed |
|
|
AIG
35
American International Group
New York
| – | -$444K | -573 | Closed |
|
|
VKH
36
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$303K | -391 | Closed |
|
37
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$176K | -228 | Closed |
|
|
WTB
38
Washington Trust Bank
Spokane,
Washington
| – | -$28K | -36 | Closed |
|
|
JAM
39
Jolley Asset Management
Rocky Mount,
North Carolina
| – | -$4K | -5 | Closed |
|
TWM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
31 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 (TWM) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $15.3M — down 53% from $32.8M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new TWM positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.27M. The largest seller was Patton Albertson Miller Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.1M sold.
- 31 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 (TWM) as of Q2 2016, up from 29 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $15.3M of ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 stock for Q2 2016, down 53% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 positions in Q2 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 buyer in Q2 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $2.27M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 seller in Q2 2016 was Patton Albertson Miller Group, an estimated $11.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.