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ProShares Ultra Financials
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58 hedge funds and large institutions have $46.5M invested in ProShares Ultra Financials in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $42.9M → $46.5M (+$3.56M)

4.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 17.3% → 21.44% (+4.1%)

9% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.19M | Put options by funds: $2.92M

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 58 → 58 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 11

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 14

Holders
58
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.55%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
11
Increased
13
Reduced
14
Closed
11
Calls
$3.19M
Puts
$2.92M
Net Calls
+$271K
Net Calls Change
-$2.84M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$4.26M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.78M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.17M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$813K
5
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
+$788K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$3M
2
KCM
Karp Capital Management
California
-$677K
3
IA
IFP Advisors
Florida
-$614K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$570K
5
CG
Cutler Group
California
-$439K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CICI
26
Capital Investment Counsel Inc
North Carolina
$283K – – –
RJFSA
27
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$275K +$253K +12,822 New
William Blair & Company
28
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$267K +$246K +12,450 New
IP
29
Investment Partners
Ohio
$236K +$197K +9,960 New
MFP
30
Mosaic Financial Partners
California
$225K – – –
ST
31
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$219K – – –
UBS Group
32
UBS Group
Switzerland
$215K +$7.77K +393 +4%
Creative Planning
33
Creative Planning
Kansas
$209K – – –
KF
34
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$173K -$45.9K -2,325 -22%
WA
35
WFG Advisors
Texas
$151K -$7.41K -375 -5%
Simplex Trading
36
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$106K -$245K -12,405 -71%
Citigroup
37
Citigroup
New York
$99K +$78.6K +3,978 +617%
ASN
38
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$81K – – –
US Bancorp
39
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$77K +$71.1K +3,600 New
Royal Bank of Canada
40
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$51K +$37.3K +1,890 +371%
Barclays
41
Barclays
United Kingdom
$42K +$37.3K +1,890 +1,853%
Wells Fargo
42
Wells Fargo
California
$41K – – –
FAM
43
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$30K – – –
MFW
44
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$19K – – –
CFA
45
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$18K +$13K +660 +367%
AIG
46
American International Group
New York
$14K -$2.61K -132 -17%
KPCM
47
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$13K – – –
ST
48
Sphinx Trading
Illinois
$13K – – –
TDC
49
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$13K – – –
HFM
50
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$9K – – –
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UYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

58 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $46.5M — up 8.3% from $42.9M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in UYG was balanced in Q1 2016: 11 funds opened new positions, 11 closed out, 13 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $4.26M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $3M.

  • 58 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) as of Q1 2016, unchanged from Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $46.5M of ProShares Ultra Financials stock for Q1 2016, up 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Financials positions in Q1 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials buyer in Q1 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $4.26M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials seller in Q1 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.