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ProShares Ultra Russell2000
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47 hedge funds and large institutions have $125M invested in ProShares Ultra Russell2000 in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $118M → $125M (+$6.44M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

7.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 161.38% → 153.9% (-7.5%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 19

16% less funds holding

Funds holding: 56 → 47 (-9)

22% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.91M | Put options by funds: $11.5M

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
47
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-16.07%
% of All Funds
1.25%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
7
Increased
17
Reduced
19
Closed
14
Calls
$8.91M
Puts
$11.5M
Net Calls
-$2.57M
Net Calls Change
-$2.68M

Top Buyers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$8.75M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$5.19M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$4.71M
4
AP
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
+$3.21M
5
WSTAM
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
+$558K

Top Sellers

1
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$4.78M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$4.44M
3
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$1.73M
4
AWA
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
-$1.39M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.22M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JT
26
Jump Trading
Illinois
$242K -$953K -41,708 -81%
SB
27
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$238K -$31.6K -1,384 -12%
DSN
28
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$234K – – –
Two Sigma Advisers
29
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$223K +$210K +9,200 New
BRWA
30
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$222K +$31.7K +1,388 +18%
Barclays
31
Barclays
United Kingdom
$212K -$358K -15,648 -64%
Simplex Trading
32
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$95K +$89.9K +3,936 New
CA
33
CapWealth Advisors
Tennessee
$79K +$74.3K +3,252 New
Creative Planning
34
Creative Planning
Kansas
$70K -$18.3K -800 -22%
Wells Fargo
35
Wells Fargo
California
$61K -$16.5K -720 -22%
NFG
36
Next Financial Group
Texas
$47K -$11.7K -512 -21%
AIM
37
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$18K -$12K -524 -42%
AIG
38
American International Group
New York
$15.5K +$366 +16 +3%
JWA
39
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$14K +$5.39K +236 +66%
Bank of America
40
Bank of America
North Carolina
$13K +$12K +524 New
US Bancorp
41
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$10K +$4.3K +188 +84%
ASN
42
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$9K +$6.95K +304 +543%
SCP
43
Syntal Capital Partners
Texas
$6K +$6.4K +280 New
SAM
44
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$4K +$1.46K +64 +67%
CFA
45
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$3K +$2.56K +112 New
Citigroup
46
Citigroup
New York
$1K -$26.9K -1,176 -98%
TRCT
47
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$4.78M -211,472 Closed
VF
48
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$4.44M -196,372 Closed
VKH
49
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$1.73M -76,296 Closed
AWA
50
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
– -$1.39M -61,560 Closed
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UWM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

47 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Russell2000 (UWM) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $125M — up 5.4% from $118M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of UWM and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $8.75M. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), exiting entirely with an estimated $4.78M sold.

  • 47 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Russell2000 (UWM) as of Q1 2015, down from 56 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $125M of ProShares Ultra Russell2000 stock for Q1 2015, up 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Russell2000 positions in Q1 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Russell2000 buyer in Q1 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $8.75M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Russell2000 seller in Q1 2015 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $4.78M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.