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ProShares Ultra Financials
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58 hedge funds and large institutions have $42.9M invested in ProShares Ultra Financials in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

450% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 2

74% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.35M | Put options by funds: $4.23M

70% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 10

54% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.8M → $42.9M (+$15.1M)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 49 → 58 (+9)

5.39% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.91% → 17.3% (+5.4%)

Holders
58
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+18.37%
% of All Funds
1.52%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
11
Increased
17
Reduced
10
Closed
2
Calls
$7.35M
Puts
$4.23M
Net Calls
+$3.12M
Net Calls Change
-$1.37M

Top Buyers

1
KCM
Karp Capital Management
California
+$4.93M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$4.81M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.87M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$2.27M
5
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
+$980K

Top Sellers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.79M
2
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$1.32M
3
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$1.07M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$515K
5
GWM
Gupta Wealth Management
California
-$313K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PNC Financial Services Group
26
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$329K – – –
CICI
27
Capital Investment Counsel Inc
North Carolina
$312K – – –
CAN
28
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$251K +$216 +9 +0.1%
MFP
29
Mosaic Financial Partners
California
$248K -$5.04K -210 -2%
KF
30
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$246K +$1.44K +60 +0.6%
ST
31
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$241K – – –
Creative Planning
32
Creative Planning
Kansas
$231K -$58.9K -2,454 -20%
UBS Group
33
UBS Group
Switzerland
$228K +$39.3K +1,638 +21%
CDIA
34
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$220K +$223K +9,306 New
WSTAM
35
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$215K +$218K +9,090 New
GA
36
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$213K +$216K +9,000 New
WA
37
WFG Advisors
Texas
$176K -$245K -10,203 -58%
ASN
38
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$89K +$2.88K +120 +3%
CF
39
CenterStar Fund
Illinois
$69K – – –
UFA
40
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$56K +$42.3K +1,764 +294%
Wells Fargo
41
Wells Fargo
California
$45K – – –
FAM
42
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$29K – – –
ACS
43
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$22K – – –
MFW
44
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$22K +$22.3K +930 New
AIG
45
American International Group
New York
$19K +$2.95K +123 +19%
Citigroup
46
Citigroup
New York
$15K -$13.8K -573 -47%
KPCM
47
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$14K – – –
ST
48
Sphinx Trading
Illinois
$14K – – –
TDC
49
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$14K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
50
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$12K – – –
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UYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

58 of the 3,811 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $42.9M — up 54% from $27.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new UYG positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Karp Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.93M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.79M sold.

  • 58 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) as of Q4 2015, up from 49 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $42.9M of ProShares Ultra Financials stock for Q4 2015, up 54% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Financials positions in Q4 2015 and 2 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials buyer in Q4 2015 was Karp Capital Management, an estimated $4.93M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials seller in Q4 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $2.79M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.