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ProShares Ultra Financials
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50 hedge funds and large institutions have $52.8M invested in ProShares Ultra Financials in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

267% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 3

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 42 → 50 (+8)

0.34% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.79% → 40.13% (+0.34%)

5% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.8M | Put options by funds: $9.29M

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $57.1M → $52.8M (-$4.35M)

63% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 19

Holders
50
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+19.05%
% of All Funds
1.44%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
7
Reduced
19
Closed
3
Calls
$8.8M
Puts
$9.29M
Net Calls
-$497K
Net Calls Change
+$20.9M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Walleye Trading
Walleye Trading
New York
+$3.54M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.34M
3
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
+$717K
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$664K
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$588K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$5.42M
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$1.75M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.75M
4
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$956K
5
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
-$550K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
26
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$215K -$36.6K -1,884 -15%
Citigroup
27
Citigroup
New York
$207K -$8.05K -414 -4%
SCM
28
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$205K +$196K +10,080 New
Morgan Stanley
29
Morgan Stanley
New York
$138K -$1.75M -89,928 -93%
Creative Planning
30
Creative Planning
Kansas
$87K – – –
Citadel Advisors
31
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$63K +$60.5K +3,114 New
U
32
UBS
Switzerland
$55K +$52.5K +2,700 New
BRWM
33
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$44K +$41.9K +2,154 New
PAS
34
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$33K -$5.25K -270 -14%
FAM
35
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$26K -$2.92K -150 -10%
ACS
36
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$18.3K +$17.5K +900 New
CTC
37
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$18K – – –
PFA
38
Paradigm Financial Advisors
Missouri
$18K +$16.9K +870 New
KPCM
39
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$12K – – –
MFS
40
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$12K – – –
TDC
41
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$12K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
42
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$12K +$11.7K +600 New
Royal Bank of Canada
43
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10K – – –
VIA
44
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$9K – – –
HFM
45
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$8K – – –
AIG
46
American International Group
New York
$6.35K – – –
RIA
47
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$4K – – –
WA
48
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$4K – – –
Walleye Trading
49
Walleye Trading
New York
$3.71K +$3.54M +182,172 New
Ameriprise
50
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2K -$18.2K -936 -92%
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UYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

50 of the 3,464 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $52.8M — down 7.6% from $57.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new UYG positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Walleye Trading, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.54M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $5.42M.

  • 50 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) as of Q1 2014, up from 42 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $52.8M of ProShares Ultra Financials stock for Q1 2014, down 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Financials positions in Q1 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials buyer in Q1 2014 was Walleye Trading, an estimated $3.54M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials seller in Q1 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $5.42M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.