ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury
7 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.32M invested in ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
241% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.28M | Put options by funds: $670K
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 2
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 6 → 7 (+1)
54.08% less ownership
Funds ownership: 120.15% → 66.06% (-54%)
60% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $15.7M → $6.32M (-$9.41M)
67% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1 | Existing positions reduced: 3
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SNC
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$1.01M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$802K |
| 3 |
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
|
+$374K |
| 4 |
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
|
+$1.19K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$9.18M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$554K |
| 3 |
OA
Oxbow Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$428K |
| 4 |
WCM
Windward Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$338K |
| 5 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$50.8K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SNC
1
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
St Louis,
Missouri
| $3.55M | +$1.01M | +37,598 | +41% |
|
|
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $810K | +$802K | +29,744 | New |
|
|
OA
3
Oxbow Advisors
Austin,
Texas
| $571K | -$428K | -15,870 | -43% |
|
|
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
| $530K | -$9.18M | -340,798 | -95% |
|
|
5
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $458K | -$554K | -20,540 | -55% |
|
|
BCM
6
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
| $400K | +$374K | +13,878 | New |
|
|
JG
7
Jefferies Group
New York
| $1K | +$1.19K | +44 | New |
|
|
WCM
8
Windward Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
| – | -$338K | -11,600 | Closed |
|
|
U
9
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$50.8K | -1,884 | Closed |
|
UBT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
7 of the 3,085 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury (UBT) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $6.32M — down 60% from $15.7M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new UBT positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 1 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Stifel Nicolaus & Co, adding an estimated $1.01M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $9.18M.
- 7 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury (UBT) as of Q3 2013, up from 6 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $6.32M of ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury stock for Q3 2013, down 60% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury positions in Q3 2013 and 2 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury buyer in Q3 2013 was Stifel Nicolaus & Co, an estimated $1.01M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury seller in Q3 2013 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $9.18M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.