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ProShares Ultra Financials
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52 hedge funds and large institutions have $41.3M invested in ProShares Ultra Financials in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

81% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.45M | Put options by funds: $5.23M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

1.85% less ownership

Funds ownership: 21.44% → 19.59% (-1.8%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 58 → 52 (-6)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $46.5M → $41.3M (-$5.13M)

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 16

60% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
52
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-10.34%
% of All Funds
1.39%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
4
Increased
10
Reduced
16
Closed
10
Calls
$9.45M
Puts
$5.23M
Net Calls
+$4.22M
Net Calls Change
+$3.95M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$3.25M
2
IA
IFP Advisors
Florida
+$533K
3
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$463K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$340K
5
CDIA
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
+$208K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$3.9M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.6M
3
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
-$923K
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$824K
5
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
-$762K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RJFSA
26
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$291K +$8.19K +366 +3%
William Blair & Company
27
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$275K – – –
MFP
28
Mosaic Financial Partners
California
$231K – – –
ST
29
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$225K – – –
TH
30
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$215K -$762K -34,065 -78%
Creative Planning
31
Creative Planning
Kansas
$215K – – –
CDIA
32
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$205K +$208K +9,306 New
KF
33
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$178K – – –
WA
34
WFG Advisors
Texas
$160K +$4.5K +201 +3%
Morgan Stanley
35
Morgan Stanley
New York
$126K -$374K -16,713 -75%
ASN
36
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$81K -$2.69K -120 -3%
Wells Fargo
37
Wells Fargo
California
$75K +$33.6K +1,503 +78%
Citigroup
38
Citigroup
New York
$26K -$76.6K -3,423 -74%
AG
39
Advisor Group
Arizona
$26K +$27.3K +1,218 New
ACS
40
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$20K +$20.1K +900 New
CFA
41
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$18K – – –
KPCM
42
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$14K +$1.21K +54 +9%
ST
43
Sphinx Trading
Illinois
$13K – – –
TDC
44
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$13K – – –
HFM
45
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$9K – – –
IIC
46
Integrated Investment Consultants
Michigan
$9K – – –
VIA
47
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$9K – – –
WA
48
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$7K – – –
VNA
49
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
Barclays
50
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2K -$42.3K -1,890 -95%
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UYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

52 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $41.3M — down 11% from $46.5M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of UYG and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $3.25M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $3.9M.

  • 52 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) as of Q2 2016, down from 58 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $41.3M of ProShares Ultra Financials stock for Q2 2016, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Financials positions in Q2 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials buyer in Q2 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $3.25M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials seller in Q2 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $3.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.