Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund
UUP
81 hedge funds and large institutions have $177M invested in Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
156% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 9
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
21% more funds holding
Funds holding: 67 → 81 (+14)
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 20
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $164M → $177M (+$13.8M)
4.36% more ownership
Funds ownership: 30.15% → 34.51% (+4.4%)
20% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $53.2M | Put options by funds: $66.2M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Provo,
Utah
|
+$12M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$11.9M |
| 3 |
HH
Hilltop Holdings
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$6.48M |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$6.48M |
| 5 |
DWA
Dorsey Wright & Associates
Pasadena,
California
|
+$3.42M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$13.2M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$8.23M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$6M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$4.15M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.09M |
UUP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
81 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $177M — up 8.4% from $164M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new UUP positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Accuvest Global Advisors, adding an estimated $12M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $13.2M.
- 81 institutional investors held Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP) as of Q4 2018, up from 67 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $177M of Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund stock for Q4 2018, up 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 9 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was Accuvest Global Advisors, an estimated $12M added.
- The largest Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund seller in Q4 2018 was UBS Group, an estimated $13.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.