ProShares Ultra Gold
UGL
19 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.2M invested in ProShares Ultra Gold in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 20 → 19 (-1)
5.62% less ownership
Funds ownership: 24.52% → 18.9% (-5.6%)
13% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $345K | Put options by funds: $396K
20% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 5
28% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.84M → $4.2M (-$1.65M)
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 6
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$225K |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$43.3K |
| 3 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$7.76K |
| 4 |
AIG
American International Group
New York
|
+$3.86K |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$3.86K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$679K |
| 2 |
KIA
King Investment Advisors
Houston,
Texas
|
-$420K |
| 3 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$364K |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$117K |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$95.8K |
UGL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
19 of the 3,730 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Gold (UGL) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $4.2M — down 28% from $5.84M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of UGL and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 6 trimmed existing stakes and 3 added.
The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., adding an estimated $225K. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $679K.
- 19 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Gold (UGL) as of Q2 2015, down from 20 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $4.2M of ProShares Ultra Gold stock for Q2 2015, down 28% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Gold positions in Q2 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Gold buyer in Q2 2015 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $225K added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Gold seller in Q2 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $679K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.