ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury
16 hedge funds and large institutions have $20M invested in ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 2
41.98% more ownership
Funds ownership: 41.01% → 82.99% (+42%)
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18.7M → $20M (+$1.29M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 15 → 16 (+1)
10% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.07M | Put options by funds: $1.19M
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 6
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GC
Gruss & Co
West Palm Beach,
Florida
|
+$6.7M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$2.36M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$172K |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$45.9K |
| 5 |
ASN
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$35.9K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AP
Advisors Preferred
Rockville,
Maryland
|
-$868K |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$821K |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$151K |
| 4 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$76.6K |
| 5 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$41.1K |
UBT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
16 of the 3,713 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury (UBT) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $20M — up 6.9% from $18.7M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new UBT positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 4 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Gruss & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.7M. The largest seller was Advisors Preferred, cutting an estimated $868K.
- 16 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury (UBT) as of Q2 2015, up from 15 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $20M of ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury stock for Q2 2015, up 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury positions in Q2 2015 and 2 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury buyer in Q2 2015 was Gruss & Co, an estimated $6.7M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury seller in Q2 2015 was Advisors Preferred, an estimated $868K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.