ProShares Ultra Gold
UGL
13 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.42M invested in ProShares Ultra Gold in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 3
2.12% less ownership
Funds ownership: 12.73% → 10.61% (-2.1%)
19% less funds holding
Funds holding: 16 → 13 (-3)
23% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.15M → $2.42M (-$728K)
33% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.9M | Put options by funds: $4.34M
67% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 3
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
+$375K |
| 2 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$323K |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$249K |
| 4 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$238K |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$187K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$580K |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$574K |
| 3 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$176K |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$7.58K |
| 5 |
MHS
M Holdings Securities
Portland,
Oregon
|
-$6.38K |
UGL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
13 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Gold (UGL) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $2.42M — down 23% from $3.15M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 3 funds closed out of UGL and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 3 trimmed existing stakes and 4 added.
The largest buyer was Parallax Volatility Advisers, adding an estimated $375K. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $580K sold.
- 13 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Gold (UGL) as of Q4 2016, down from 16 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $2.42M of ProShares Ultra Gold stock for Q4 2016, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 1 fund opened new ProShares Ultra Gold positions in Q4 2016 and 3 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Gold buyer in Q4 2016 was Parallax Volatility Advisers, an estimated $375K added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Gold seller in Q4 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $580K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.