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ProShares Ultra Financials
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61 hedge funds and large institutions have $53.4M invested in ProShares Ultra Financials in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

116% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.67M | Put options by funds: $4.03M

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 8

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $48.8M → $53.4M (+$4.6M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 60 → 61 (+1)

2.15% less ownership

Funds ownership: 22.21% → 20.06% (-2.1%)

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 18

Holders
61
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.67%
% of All Funds
1.52%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
10
Increased
9
Reduced
18
Closed
8
Calls
$8.67M
Puts
$4.03M
Net Calls
+$4.65M
Net Calls Change
+$1.91M

Top Buyers

1
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$964K
2
FWP
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
+$907K
3
TNAM
Terra Nova Asset Management
New York
+$890K
4
KCM
Karp Capital Management
California
+$664K
5
AIA
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
+$617K

Top Sellers

1
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$5.35M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$2.77M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.64M
4
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.5M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$1.33M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KPCM
51
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$20K – – –
ST
52
Sphinx Trading
Illinois
$18K – – –
TDC
53
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$18K – – –
HFM
54
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$13K – – –
IIC
55
Integrated Investment Consultants
Michigan
$13K – – –
VIA
56
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$13K – – –
WA
57
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$9K – – –
VNA
58
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$4K – – –
Barclays
59
Barclays
United Kingdom
$3K -$207K -7,608 -99%
MFS
60
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$2K – – –
YWP
61
YorkBridge Wealth Partners
New York
$1K +$1.23K +45 New
Jane Street
62
Jane Street
New York
– -$2.77M -114,321 Closed
Envestnet Asset Management
63
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
– -$1.33M -54,870 Closed
UCFA
64
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
– -$578K -23,868 Closed
Citadel Advisors
65
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$595K -21,837 Closed
IP
66
Investment Partners
Ohio
– -$241K -9,960 Closed
CG
67
Cutler Group
California
– -$224K -8,208 Closed
Fifth Third Bancorp
68
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
– -$6K -255 Closed
Mariner
69
Mariner
Kansas
– -$4K -156 Closed
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UYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

61 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $53.4M — up 9.4% from $48.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new UYG positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wolverine Asset Management, adding an estimated $964K. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), cutting an estimated $5.35M.

  • 61 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) as of Q4 2016, up from 60 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $53.4M of ProShares Ultra Financials stock for Q4 2016, up 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Financials positions in Q4 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials buyer in Q4 2016 was Wolverine Asset Management, an estimated $964K added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials seller in Q4 2016 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $5.35M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.