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22 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.98M invested in ProShares Ultra Gold in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

400% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 1

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 2

21% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.42M | Put options by funds: $1.18M

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 19 → 22 (+3)

8.34% less ownership

Funds ownership: 29.77% → 21.43% (-8.3%)

42% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.3M → $5.98M (-$4.31M)

Holders
22
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+15.79%
% of All Funds
0.64%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
5
Reduced
1
Closed
2
Calls
$1.42M
Puts
$1.18M
Net Calls
+$245K
Net Calls Change
-$477K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$841K
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$696K
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$180K
4
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$84.5K
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$55.3K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.61M
2
JT
Jump Trading
Illinois
-$2.25M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$59K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HCMT
1
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$2.69M – – –
Susquehanna International Group
2
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$955K +$696K +60,784 +183%
VF
3
Virtu Financial
New York
$745K +$841K +73,440 New
KIA
4
King Investment Advisors
Texas
$446K – – –
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$270K +$55.3K +4,828 +22%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$245K +$32.5K +2,836 +13%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$216K -$2.61M -228,384 -91%
FTUS
8
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$203K +$180K +15,708 +367%
U
9
UBS
Switzerland
$75K +$84.5K +7,380 New
Citadel Advisors
10
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$66K +$50.4K +4,400 +208%
AIG
11
American International Group
New York
$12.2K – – –
Creative Planning
12
Creative Planning
Kansas
$12K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
13
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$9.94K – – –
Canada Life
14
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$8K – – –
SSB
15
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$8K +$8.7K +760 New
NFG
16
Next Financial Group
Texas
$8K +$9.16K +800 New
LIA
17
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$5K – – –
MWP
18
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
TCM
19
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$3K – – –
Citigroup
20
Citigroup
New York
$3K +$3.89K +340 New
BRWM
21
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$2K – – –
MIM
22
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$1K – – –
JT
23
Jump Trading
Illinois
– -$2.25M -182,352 Closed
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
– -$59K -4,800 Closed

UGL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

22 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Gold (UGL) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $5.98M — down 42% from $10.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new UGL positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $841K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $2.61M.

  • 22 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Gold (UGL) as of Q3 2014, up from 19 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.98M of ProShares Ultra Gold stock for Q3 2014, down 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Gold positions in Q3 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Gold buyer in Q3 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $841K added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Gold seller in Q3 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.61M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.