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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
NPC
51
National Planning Corporation
California
$12.9K +$12.5K +540 New
HFM
52
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$10K – – –
VIA
53
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$10K – – –
AIG
54
American International Group
New York
$7.75K -$11.4K -492 -61%
FANJ
55
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$6K – – –
RIA
56
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$5K – – –
WA
57
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$5K – – –
CFA
58
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$4K +$4.16K +180 New
MFS
59
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$3K -$13.9K -600 -83%
BRWA
60
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$60 +$55.4K +2,400 New
AI
61
Atria Investments
North Carolina
– -$1.78M -82,908 Closed
Millennium Management
62
Millennium Management
New York
– -$340K -15,840 Closed
Barclays
63
Barclays
United Kingdom
– -$361K -15,630 Closed
WSTAM
64
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
– -$282K -13,140 Closed
Walleye Trading
65
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$277K -12,888 Closed
SCM
66
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
– -$216K -10,080 Closed
NFG
67
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$45K -2,094 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
68
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
– -$25K -1,164 Closed
TWA
69
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
– -$10K -468 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
70
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– +$139 +6 New
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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.