ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury
15 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.7M invested in ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
75% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 4
25% more funds holding
Funds holding: 12 → 15 (+3)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $20.9M → $18.7M (-$2.23M)
15% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.92M | Put options by funds: $2.25M
23.71% less ownership
Funds ownership: 64.71% → 41.01% (-24%)
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 3
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$2.7M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.49M |
| 3 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$1.74M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$609K |
| 5 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$397K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$5.14M |
| 2 |
AP
Advisors Preferred
Rockville,
Maryland
|
-$2.3M |
| 3 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.64M |
| 4 |
CWM
Concert Wealth Management
San Jose,
California
|
-$1.21M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.04M |
UBT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
15 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury (UBT) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $18.7M — down 11% from $20.9M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new UBT positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 2 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.
The largest buyer was LPL Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.7M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.14M sold.
- 15 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury (UBT) as of Q1 2015, up from 12 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $18.7M of ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury stock for Q1 2015, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury positions in Q1 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury buyer in Q1 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $2.7M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury seller in Q1 2015 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $5.14M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.