Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund
UUP
65 hedge funds and large institutions have $136M invested in Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
168% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $51.8M | Put options by funds: $19.3M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 68 → 65 (-3)
5.78% less ownership
Funds ownership: 32.62% → 26.84% (-5.8%)
21% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 14
25% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $182M → $136M (-$46.1M)
69% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 29
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WMSA
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
|
+$10.6M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$3.65M |
| 3 |
SC
Scotia Capital
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$2.31M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$1.96M |
| 5 |
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.19M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$29.4M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$10.8M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$5.75M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$3.59M |
| 5 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$2.34M |
UUP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
65 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $136M — down 25% from $182M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of UUP and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 29 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.
The largest buyer was Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.6M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $29.4M.
- 65 institutional investors held Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP) as of Q1 2018, down from 68 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $136M of Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund stock for Q1 2018, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund positions in Q1 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund buyer in Q1 2018 was Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers, an estimated $10.6M added.
- The largest Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund seller in Q1 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $29.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.