ProShares Ultra Gold
UGL
18 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.9M invested in ProShares Ultra Gold in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
400% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 1
348% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.42M → $10.9M (+$8.43M)
167% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 3
38% more funds holding
Funds holding: 13 → 18 (+5)
32.8% more ownership
Funds ownership: 10.61% → 43.42% (+33%)
26% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.6M | Put options by funds: $4.87M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$2.63M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.47M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$1.26M |
| 4 |
EMR
Errol M. Rudman
|
+$1.11M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$804K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$368K |
| 2 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$235K |
| 3 |
MHS
M Holdings Securities
Portland,
Oregon
|
-$11.5K |
| 4 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$7K |
UGL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
18 of the 4,034 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Gold (UGL) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $10.9M — up 348% from $2.42M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new UGL positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $2.63M. The largest seller was Simplex Trading, exiting entirely with an estimated $368K sold.
- 18 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Gold (UGL) as of Q1 2017, up from 13 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $10.9M of ProShares Ultra Gold stock for Q1 2017, up 348% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Gold positions in Q1 2017 and 3 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Gold buyer in Q1 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $2.63M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Gold seller in Q1 2017 was Simplex Trading, an estimated $368K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.