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ProShares Ultra Russell2000
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45 hedge funds and large institutions have $47.5M invested in ProShares Ultra Russell2000 in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 5

39% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $34.2M → $47.5M (+$13.4M)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 39 → 45 (+6)

6.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.35% → 45.64% (+6.3%)

31% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.75M | Put options by funds: $9.76M

58% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 19

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)

Holders
45
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+15.38%
% of All Funds
1.02%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
11
Increased
8
Reduced
19
Closed
5
Calls
$6.75M
Puts
$9.76M
Net Calls
-$3.01M
Net Calls Change
+$8.49M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
+$2.83M
2
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$2.6M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$1.79M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.63M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$355K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PSW
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
-$2.14M
2
PP
Pension Partners
New York
-$1.72M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.58M
4
CC
Cedar Capital
Illinois
-$761K
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$436K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KA
26
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$365K -$9.59K -280 -3%
PSW
27
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
$258K -$2.14M -62,624 -90%
VCA
28
Verdence Capital Advisors
Maryland
$248K +$241K +7,028 New
LPL Financial
29
LPL Financial
California
$208K +$202K +5,896 New
CAM
30
Concorde Asset Management
Michigan
$204K -$156K -4,562 -44%
Morgan Stanley
31
Morgan Stanley
New York
$168K +$52.5K +1,532 +48%
SCP
32
Silverleafe Capital Partners
Tennessee
$130K +$126K +3,686 New
GWM
33
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$127K -$110K -3,200 -47%
FAAS
34
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$88K +$86.8K +2,534 New
CIBC Private Wealth Group
35
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$67K +$65.1K +1,900 New
UBS Group
36
UBS Group
Switzerland
$56K +$54.7K +1,598 New
IA
37
IFP Advisors
Florida
$27K -$959 -28 -4%
CCS
38
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$25K +$2.46K +72 New
PA
39
Parallel Advisors
California
$14K – – –
Bank of Montreal
40
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$11K – – –
AIM
41
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$7K +$6.92K +202 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
42
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$6K – – –
Barclays
43
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2K -$436K -12,738 -100%
PP
44
Pension Partners
New York
– -$1.72M -51,618 Closed
BFG
45
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
– -$270K -8,092 Closed
AP
46
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
– -$194K -5,822 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
47
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$64K -1,908 Closed
Wells Fargo
48
Wells Fargo
California
– -$10.3K -300 -99%
CG
49
Cutler Group
California
– -$6.85K -200 Closed
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UWM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

45 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Russell2000 (UWM) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $47.5M — up 39% from $34.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new UWM positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Timber Hill, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.83M. The largest seller was Portfolio Strategies (Washington), cutting an estimated $2.14M.

  • 45 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Russell2000 (UWM) as of Q4 2017, up from 39 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $47.5M of ProShares Ultra Russell2000 stock for Q4 2017, up 39% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Russell2000 positions in Q4 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Russell2000 buyer in Q4 2017 was Timber Hill, an estimated $2.83M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Russell2000 seller in Q4 2017 was Portfolio Strategies (Washington), an estimated $2.14M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.