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ProShares Ultra Financials
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51 hedge funds and large institutions have $48.6M invested in ProShares Ultra Financials in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

47% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.71M | Put options by funds: $6.61M

5.46% less ownership

Funds ownership: 42.99% → 37.53% (-5.5%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 54 → 51 (-3)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $58.9M → $48.6M (-$10.3M)

23% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 13

69% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 16

Holders
51
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-5.56%
% of All Funds
1.48%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
5
Reduced
16
Closed
13
Calls
$9.71M
Puts
$6.61M
Net Calls
+$3.1M
Net Calls Change
+$688K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.7M
2
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$1.14M
3
MCC
Mid Continent Capital
Illinois
+$1.1M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$549K
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$340K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$6.09M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$5.55M
3
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
-$1.12M
4
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$731K
5
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
-$729K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MFP
26
Mosaic Financial Partners
California
$235K – – –
SCM
27
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$216K – – –
Creative Planning
28
Creative Planning
Kansas
$169K – – –
CDIA
29
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$133K +$119K +5,556 New
U
30
UBS
Switzerland
$101K +$28.3K +1,320 +39%
PAG
31
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$90K +$90.1K +4,200 New
Morgan Stanley
32
Morgan Stanley
New York
$85K -$32.9K -1,536 -28%
Wells Fargo
33
Wells Fargo
California
$60K -$654K -30,480 -92%
NFG
34
Next Financial Group
Texas
$45K +$44.9K +2,094 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
35
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$41K +$41K +1,914 New
PNC Financial Services Group
36
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$37K – – –
FAM
37
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$31K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
38
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$25K – – –
ACS
39
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$19K – – –
AIG
40
American International Group
New York
$17.3K +$10.5K +492 +158%
MFS
41
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$15K -$3.86K -180 -20%
KPCM
42
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$13K – – –
TDC
43
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$13K – – –
BRWM
44
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$12K -$33.3K -1,554 -72%
Royal Bank of Canada
45
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11K – – –
TWA
46
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$10K – – –
HFM
47
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$9K – – –
VIA
48
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$9K – – –
FANJ
49
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$5K – – –
RIA
50
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$5K – – –
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UYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

51 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $48.6M — down 18% from $58.9M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of UYG and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $1.7M. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), exiting entirely with an estimated $6.09M sold.

  • 51 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) as of Q3 2014, down from 54 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $48.6M of ProShares Ultra Financials stock for Q3 2014, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Financials positions in Q3 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials buyer in Q3 2014 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $1.7M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials seller in Q3 2014 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $6.09M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.