ProShares Ultra Financials
UYG
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.
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%)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
KCM
Karp Capital Management
Sausalito,
California
|
+$4.93M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$4.81M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$2.87M |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$2.27M |
| 5 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$980K |
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VIA
51
Vantage Investment Advisors
State College,
Pennsylvania
| $10K | – | – | – |
|
|
HFM
52
Hartford Financial Management
Hartford,
Connecticut
| $9K | – | – | – |
|
|
WA
53
WealthTrust-Arizona
Scottsdale,
Arizona
| $7K | – | – | – |
|
|
CCS
54
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
Orinda,
California
| $5K | +$2.52K | +105 | New |
|
|
GWM
55
Gupta Wealth Management
San Diego,
California
| $4K | -$313K | -13,026 | -99% |
|
|
CFA
56
Carroll Financial Associates
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
|
MFS
57
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| $4K | +$1.44K | +60 | +50% |
|
58
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $2K | -$60.3K | -2,514 | -96% |
|
59
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$2.79M | -116,367 | Closed |
|
|
RIA
60
Regal Investment Advisors
Kentwood,
Michigan
| – | -$4K | -210 | Closed |
|
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.