ProShares Ultra Financials
UYG
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$3.25M |
| 2 |
IA
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
|
+$533K |
| 3 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$463K |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$340K |
| 5 |
CDIA
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$208K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$3.9M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.6M |
| 3 |
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Frankfurt,
Germany
|
-$923K |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$824K |
| 5 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$762K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MFS
51
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
CA
52
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Frankfurt,
Germany
| – | -$923K | -43,032 | Closed |
|
53
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$215K | -10,014 | Closed |
|
|
IP
54
Investment Partners
New Philadelphia,
Ohio
| – | -$236K | -9,960 | Closed |
|
55
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$106K | -4,959 | Closed |
|
56
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$77K | -3,600 | Closed |
|
57
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$51K | -2,400 | Closed |
|
|
FAM
58
Formidable Asset Management
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$30K | -1,332 | Closed |
|
|
MFW
59
Mosaic Family Wealth
St. Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$19K | -930 | Closed |
|
|
AIG
60
American International Group
New York
| – | -$14K | -636 | Closed |
|
61
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$2K | -99 | Closed |
|
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.