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ProShares Ultra Financials
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55 hedge funds and large institutions have $42.2M invested in ProShares Ultra Financials in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.5M | Put options by funds: $7.31M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

0.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 16.02% → 15.24% (-0.78%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $43.7M → $42.2M (-$1.45M)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 59 → 55 (-4)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 14

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
55
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-6.78%
% of All Funds
1.37%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
6
Increased
11
Reduced
14
Closed
10
Calls
$10.5M
Puts
$7.31M
Net Calls
+$3.15M
Net Calls Change
+$3.53M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$2.37M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$1M
3
ACM
Avalon Capital Management
California
+$728K
4
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$349K
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$304K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BRC
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
-$2.11M
2
GAM
Gemmer Asset Management
California
-$1.97M
3
GWM
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
-$875K
4
IA
IFP Advisors
Florida
-$669K
5
MIAN
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
-$575K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VIA
51
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$15K – – –
HFM
52
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$14K – – –
WA
53
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$13K – – –
Barclays
54
Barclays
United Kingdom
$4K – – –
VNA
55
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$4K – – –
GWM
56
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
– -$875K -27,027 Closed
MIAN
57
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
– -$575K -17,760 Closed
Jane Street
58
Jane Street
New York
– -$505K -15,618 Closed
RCAG
59
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
– -$486K -15,000 Closed
Citadel Advisors
60
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$452K -13,839 Closed
WSTAM
61
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
– -$390K -12,045 Closed
TH
62
Timber Hill
Connecticut
– -$332K -10,239 Closed
Citigroup
63
Citigroup
New York
– -$39K -1,200 Closed
ACS
64
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
– -$29K -900 Closed
WAP
65
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
– -$10K -300 Closed
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UYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

55 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $42.2M — down 3.3% from $43.7M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of UYG and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 11 added.

The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), adding an estimated $2.37M. The largest seller was Bell Rock Capital, cutting an estimated $2.11M.

  • 55 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) as of Q2 2017, down from 59 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $42.2M of ProShares Ultra Financials stock for Q2 2017, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Financials positions in Q2 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials buyer in Q2 2017 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $2.37M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials seller in Q2 2017 was Bell Rock Capital, an estimated $2.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.