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ProShares Ultra Financials
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65 hedge funds and large institutions have $47.7M invested in ProShares Ultra Financials in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 3

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 61 → 65 (+4)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

0.56% less ownership

Funds ownership: 16.27% → 15.71% (-0.56%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $52.3M → $47.7M (-$4.67M)

24% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.88M | Put options by funds: $6.46M

45% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 22

Holders
65
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+6.56%
% of All Funds
1.49%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
7
Increased
12
Reduced
22
Closed
3
Calls
$4.88M
Puts
$6.46M
Net Calls
-$1.58M
Net Calls Change
-$4.92M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$2.61M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$616K
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$588K
4
BRC
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
+$551K
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$482K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$3.34M
2
GWM
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
-$1.88M
3
ACM
Avalon Capital Management
California
-$851K
4
TNAM
Terra Nova Asset Management
New York
-$633K
5
OIM
Orca Investment Management
Oregon
-$583K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SWM
51
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$25K – – –
TDC
52
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$25K – – –
Barclays
53
Barclays
United Kingdom
$22K -$131K -3,000 -85%
WA
54
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$19K – – –
HFM
55
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$17K – – –
VIA
56
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$17K – – –
VCM
57
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$17K – – –
IIC
58
Integrated Investment Consultants
Michigan
$17K +$18.4K +420 New
IA
59
IFP Advisors
Florida
$13K – – –
IWM
60
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$12K – – –
APA
61
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$7.88K – – –
NL
62
NVWM LLC
Pennsylvania
$7K – – –
VNA
63
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$5K – – –
UBS Group
64
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2K -$45.8K -1,047 -95%
ML
65
McAdam LLC
Pennsylvania
$2K +$1.84K +42 New
PAG
66
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$292K -6,684 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
67
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$128K -3,000 Closed
RFWA
68
RPg Family Wealth Advisory
Massachusetts
– -$11.1K -261 Closed
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UYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

65 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $47.7M — down 8.9% from $52.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new UYG positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $2.61M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, cutting an estimated $3.34M.

  • 65 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) as of Q1 2018, up from 61 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $47.7M of ProShares Ultra Financials stock for Q1 2018, down 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Financials positions in Q1 2018 and 3 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials buyer in Q1 2018 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $2.61M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials seller in Q1 2018 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $3.34M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.