ProShares Ultra Gold
UGL
23 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.23M invested in ProShares Ultra Gold in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
54% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.98M → $9.23M (+$3.25M)
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 4
15.55% more ownership
Funds ownership: 21.43% → 36.97% (+16%)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 22 → 23 (+1)
18% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $801K | Put options by funds: $975K
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 6
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$1.67M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$1.2M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.02M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$66.4K |
| 5 |
BPBT
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$7.97K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$109K |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$85.1K |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$34.2K |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$23.3K |
| 5 |
AIG
American International Group
New York
|
-$12.2K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MIM
26
Macroview Investment Management
Bethesda,
Maryland
| – | -$1K | -60 | Closed |
|
27
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$40 | +4 | New |
|
UGL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
23 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Gold (UGL) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $9.23M — up 54% from $5.98M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new UGL positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 3 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Virtu KCG Holdings, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.67M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $109K.
- 23 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Gold (UGL) as of Q4 2014, up from 22 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $9.23M of ProShares Ultra Gold stock for Q4 2014, up 54% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Gold positions in Q4 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Gold buyer in Q4 2014 was Virtu KCG Holdings, an estimated $1.67M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Gold seller in Q4 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $109K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.