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ProShares Ultra Gold
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20 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.8M invested in ProShares Ultra Gold in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 17 → 20 (+3)

5.59% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.65% → 44.24% (+5.6%)

6% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.21M | Put options by funds: $2.09M

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.7M → $14.8M (-$1.83M)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 7

Holders
20
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+17.65%
% of All Funds
0.58%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
4
Reduced
7
Closed
–
Calls
$2.21M
Puts
$2.09M
Net Calls
+$123K
Net Calls Change
-$985K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$1.64M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$892K
3
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$524K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$83.2K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$20K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HCMT
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
-$884K
2
U
UBS
Switzerland
-$291K
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$275K
4
JT
Jump Trading
Illinois
-$188K
5
AIG
American International Group
New York
-$55.2K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Susquehanna International Group
1
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$6.41M +$892K +76,892 +14%
HCMT
2
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$2.73M -$884K -76,200 -22%
VF
3
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.46M +$1.64M +141,336 New
VKH
4
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.32M +$524K +45,132 +54%
DD
5
Dominick & Dominick
New York
$836K -$5.1K -440 -0.5%
JT
6
Jump Trading
Illinois
$520K -$188K -16,248 -24%
KIA
7
King Investment Advisors
Texas
$454K – – –
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$407K -$41.3K -3,564 -8%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$277K +$20K +1,720 +7%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$273K +$83.2K +7,172 +37%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$50K – – –
U
12
UBS
Switzerland
$41K -$291K -25,084 -86%
AIG
13
American International Group
New York
$12.4K -$55.2K -4,760 -80%
Citigroup
14
Citigroup
New York
$10K +$11.5K +992 New
Canada Life
15
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$9K – – –
LIA
16
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$5K – – –
FTUS
17
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$4K -$275K -23,692 -98%
MWP
18
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$4K – – –
TCM
19
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$4K +$4.64K +400 New
MIM
20
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$3K – – –

UGL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

20 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Gold (UGL) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $14.8M — down 11% from $16.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new UGL positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.64M. The largest seller was Highland Capital Management (Texas), cutting an estimated $884K.

  • 20 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Gold (UGL) as of Q4 2013, up from 17 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $14.8M of ProShares Ultra Gold stock for Q4 2013, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Gold positions in Q4 2013 and 0 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Gold buyer in Q4 2013 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.64M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Gold seller in Q4 2013 was Highland Capital Management (Texas), an estimated $884K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.