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ProShares Ultra Russell2000

56 hedge funds and large institutions have $118M invested in ProShares Ultra Russell2000 in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 (+1)

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 14

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5556 (+1)

1% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.4M | Put options by funds: $11.3M

67% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $357M → $118M (-$239M)

74% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 27

112.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 273.59%161.38% (-112%)

Holders
56
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.82%
% of All Funds
1.49%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
16
Increased
7
Reduced
27
Closed
14
Calls
$11.4M
Puts
$11.3M
Net Calls
+$112K
Net Calls Change
+$4.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GHF
1
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
$51.6M -$201M -9,703,620 -81%
Royal Bank of Canada
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.55M -$33.1M -1,599,416 -83%
AP
3
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$4.91M +$4.49M +217,156 New
TRCT
4
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$4.78M -$372K -18,012 -8%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.49M -$6.69M -323,692 -62%
VF
6
Virtu Financial
New York
$4.44M -$481K -23,276 -11%
KC
7
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
$4.36M +$3.99M +193,040 New
PI
8
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$3.73M -$14.5M -703,764 -81%
OIM
9
Orca Investment Management
Oregon
$3.27M +$2.98M +144,420 New
PSW
10
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
$2.98M -$2.53M -122,372 -48%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$2.4M +$422K +20,440 +24%
VAM
12
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$2.37M -$8.34M -403,612 -79%
Susquehanna International Group
13
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.05M +$1.16M +56,124 +162%
VKH
14
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.73M -$584K -28,244 -27%
LTFS
15
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.41M -$6.4M -309,932 -83%
AWA
16
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$1.39M +$1.27M +61,560 New
Morgan Stanley
17
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.31M +$43.1K +2,088 +4%
Envestnet Asset Management
18
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.3M -$5.86M -283,704 -83%
ACM
19
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$1.27M -$2.53M -122,236 -68%
Stifel Financial
20
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.21M +$649K +31,392 +142%
WCM
21
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
$1.18M -$3.81M -184,480 -78%
JT
22
Jump Trading
Illinois
$1.17M +$730K +35,328 +216%
FAAS
23
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$985K -$3.14M -152,076 -78%
CICI
24
Capital Investment Counsel Inc
North Carolina
$656K
BFG
25
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$650K -$5.44M -263,276 -90%

UWM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

56 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Russell2000 (UWM) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $118M — down 67% from $357M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new UWM positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Advisors Preferred, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.49M. The largest seller was Good Harbor Financial, cutting an estimated $201M.

  • 56 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Russell2000 (UWM) as of Q4 2014, up from 55 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $118M of ProShares Ultra Russell2000 stock for Q4 2014, down 67% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Russell2000 positions in Q4 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Russell2000 buyer in Q4 2014 was Advisors Preferred, an estimated $4.49M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Russell2000 seller in Q4 2014 was Good Harbor Financial, an estimated $201M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.