ProShares Ultra Consumer Staples
8 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.7M invested in ProShares Ultra Consumer Staples in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
33% less funds holding
Funds holding: 12 → 8 (-4)
41.5% less ownership
Funds ownership: 265.88% → 224.38% (-42%)
50% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 6
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1 | Existing positions reduced: 2
71% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.8M → $3.7M (-$9.08M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$809K |
| 2 |
AIG
American International Group
New York
|
+$174K |
| 3 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
+$93 |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$4.62M |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$3.72M |
| 3 |
AI
Atria Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$1.2M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$452K |
| 5 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$354K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UCFA
1
United Capital Financial Advisors
Irving,
Texas
| $971K | -$295K | -38,232 | -24% |
|
|
2
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $891K | -$4.62M | -598,596 | -85% |
|
|
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
| $863K | +$809K | +104,772 | New |
|
|
AIG
4
American International Group
New York
| $829K | +$174K | +22,476 | +29% |
|
5
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $82K | +$76.8K | +9,948 | New |
|
6
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| $59K | – | – | – |
|
|
7
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$3.72M | -523,068 | Closed |
|
|
AI
8
Atria Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$1.2M | -167,856 | Closed |
|
|
9
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$452K | -63,540 | Closed |
|
|
VKH
10
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$354K | -49,764 | Closed |
|
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$264K | -37,032 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
12
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$17K | -2,400 | Closed |
|
|
13
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$93 | +12 | New |
|
UGE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
8 of the 3,751 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Consumer Staples (UGE) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $3.7M — down 71% from $12.8M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of UGE and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 2 trimmed existing stakes and 1 added.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, opening a new position worth an estimated $809K. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $4.62M.
- 8 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Consumer Staples (UGE) as of Q4 2014, down from 12 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $3.7M of ProShares Ultra Consumer Staples stock for Q4 2014, down 71% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Consumer Staples positions in Q4 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Consumer Staples buyer in Q4 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $809K added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Consumer Staples seller in Q4 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $4.62M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.