ProShares Ultra Gold
UGL
18 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.05M invested in ProShares Ultra Gold in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
254% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.6M | Put options by funds: $452K
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.67M → $3.05M (+$382K)
1.84% less ownership
Funds ownership: 15.25% → 13.41% (-1.8%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 19 → 18 (-1)
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4
57% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 7
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$568K |
| 2 |
WSTAM
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Norfolk,
Virginia
|
+$230K |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$99.6K |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$87.8K |
| 5 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$65.3K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$372K |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$320K |
| 3 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$255K |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$156K |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$137K |
UGL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
18 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Gold (UGL) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $3.05M — up 14% from $2.67M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of UGL and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 7 trimmed existing stakes and 3 added.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $568K. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $372K.
- 18 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Gold (UGL) as of Q1 2016, down from 19 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $3.05M of ProShares Ultra Gold stock for Q1 2016, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Gold positions in Q1 2016 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Gold buyer in Q1 2016 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $568K added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Gold seller in Q1 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $372K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.