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ProShares Ultra Financials
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61 hedge funds and large institutions have $50.3M invested in ProShares Ultra Financials in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

122% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 9

83% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13.6M | Put options by funds: $7.41M

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 51 → 61 (+10)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $48.6M → $50.3M (+$1.78M)

2.81% less ownership

Funds ownership: 37.53% → 34.71% (-2.8%)

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 16

Holders
61
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+19.61%
% of All Funds
1.63%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
20
Increased
8
Reduced
16
Closed
9
Calls
$13.6M
Puts
$7.41M
Net Calls
+$6.14M
Net Calls Change
+$3.04M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$3.5M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$867K
3
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
+$645K
4
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
+$506K
5
CT
CMT Trading
Illinois
+$409K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$6.09M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$3.02M
3
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
-$1.78M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$717K
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$361K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RG
26
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
$308K +$286K +12,378 New
Morgan Stanley
27
Morgan Stanley
New York
$300K +$188K +8,118 +204%
TSS
28
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$292K +$271K +11,754 New
QC
29
QCM Cayman
Texas
$290K -$11.5K -498 -4%
Creative Planning
30
Creative Planning
Kansas
$288K +$85.5K +3,702 +47%
VF
31
Virtu Financial
New York
$280K +$261K +11,280 New
MFP
32
Mosaic Financial Partners
California
$265K -$6.38K -276 -3%
WT
33
Washington Trust
Rhode Island
$245K +$227K +9,840 New
GA
34
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$224K +$208K +9,000 New
PAG
35
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$209K +$97K +4,200 +100%
CDIA
36
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$133K – – –
ASN
37
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$107K +$109K +4,704 New
Wells Fargo
38
Wells Fargo
California
$66K -$2.77K -120 -4%
Fifth Third Bancorp
39
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$48K – – –
FAM
40
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$33K – – –
UFA
41
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$29K +$26.9K +1,164 New
ACS
42
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$22K – – –
Citigroup
43
Citigroup
New York
$19K +$17.7K +768 New
RC
44
RegentAtlantic Capital
New Jersey
$15.1K +$14K +606 New
PNC Financial Services Group
45
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$15K -$24.9K -1,080 -64%
KPCM
46
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$15K – – –
TDC
47
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$15K – – –
ST
48
Sphinx Trading
Illinois
$15K +$13.9K +600 New
BRWM
49
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$14K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
50
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$13K – – –
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UYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

61 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $50.3M — up 3.7% from $48.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new UYG positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), opening a new position worth an estimated $3.5M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $6.09M.

  • 61 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) as of Q4 2014, up from 51 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $50.3M of ProShares Ultra Financials stock for Q4 2014, up 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Financials positions in Q4 2014 and 9 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials buyer in Q4 2014 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $3.5M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials seller in Q4 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $6.09M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.