ProShares Ultra Financials
UYG
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$4.26M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.78M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.17M |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$813K |
| 5 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
+$788K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$3M |
| 2 |
KCM
Karp Capital Management
Sausalito,
California
|
-$677K |
| 3 |
IA
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
|
-$614K |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$570K |
| 5 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$439K |
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.