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ProShares Ultra Russell2000
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32 hedge funds and large institutions have $61.3M invested in ProShares Ultra Russell2000 in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

36% less funds holding

Funds holding: 50 → 32 (-18)

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19.9M | Put options by funds: $34M

57% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 14

67% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 24

75% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 2 (-6)

95% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.34B → $61.3M (-$1.28B)

248.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 346.76% → 98.53% (-248%)

Holders
32
Holders Change
-18
Holders Change %
-36%
% of All Funds
0.93%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-75%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
8
Increased
6
Reduced
14
Closed
24
Calls
$19.9M
Puts
$34M
Net Calls
-$14.1M
Net Calls Change
-$33.1M

Top Buyers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$6.83M
2
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$6.18M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$4.45M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$556K
5
Walleye Trading
Walleye Trading
New York
+$274K

Top Sellers

1
GHF
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
-$899M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$119M
3
PI
Placemark Investments
Illinois
-$56M
4
VAM
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
-$45.1M
5
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
-$38.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$22.9M +$6.83M +350,564 +48%
VKH
2
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$7.06M +$6.18M +317,364 +2,176%
VF
3
Virtu Financial
New York
$4.86M +$4.45M +228,744 New
Susquehanna International Group
4
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$4.44M -$3.48M -178,920 -46%
TRCT
5
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$4.12M +$556K +28,580 +17%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.27M -$3.92M -201,408 -57%
PP
7
Pension Partners
New York
$2.33M +$2.13M +109,556 New
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$2.17M -$158K -8,104 -7%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.08M -$119M -6,092,704 -98%
ST
10
Scout Trading
New York
$1.63M +$1.49M +76,676 New
WSTAM
11
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$1.27M -$1.39M -71,420 -55%
KC
12
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
$1.11M -$314K -16,120 -24%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$727K -$560K -28,740 -46%
CICI
14
Capital Investment Counsel Inc
North Carolina
$699K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
15
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$528K -$66.6K -3,420 -12%
Walleye Trading
16
Walleye Trading
New York
$398K +$274K +14,092 +307%
WRM
17
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$374K – – –
SFSIG
18
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$274K +$20.1K +1,032 +9%
HighTower Advisors
19
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$255K +$234K +12,000 New
DSN
20
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$221K +$202K +10,400 New
BRWA
21
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$132K -$3.49M -179,316 -97%
Barclays
22
Barclays
United Kingdom
$120K -$2.38M -122,048 -96%
U
23
UBS
Switzerland
$94K -$763K -39,168 -90%
PI
24
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$84K -$56M -2,877,256 -100%
CA
25
CapWealth Advisors
Tennessee
$69K – – –
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UWM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

32 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Russell2000 (UWM) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $61.3M — down 95% from $1.34B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of UWM and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $6.83M. The largest seller was Good Harbor Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $899M sold.

  • 32 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Russell2000 (UWM) as of Q4 2013, down from 50 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $61.3M of ProShares Ultra Russell2000 stock for Q4 2013, down 95% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Russell2000 positions in Q4 2013 and 24 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Russell2000 buyer in Q4 2013 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $6.83M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Russell2000 seller in Q4 2013 was Good Harbor Financial, an estimated $899M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.