ProShares Ultra Financials
UYG
40 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.75M invested in ProShares Ultra Financials in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
1.93% less ownership
Funds ownership: 4.71% → 2.78% (-1.9%)
25% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.43M | Put options by funds: $1.9M
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 8
34% less funds holding
Funds holding: 61 → 40 (-21)
76% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $40.5M → $9.75M (-$30.7M)
83% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 23
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PO
Private Ocean
San Rafael,
California
|
+$342K |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$144K |
| 3 |
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
|
+$68K |
| 4 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
+$61.6K |
| 5 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$45.4K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GWM
Geneos Wealth Management
Englewood,
Colorado
|
-$6.03M |
| 2 |
TFA
Toth Financial Advisory
Leesburg,
Virginia
|
-$3.44M |
| 3 |
LFAS
Level Four Advisory Services
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$876K |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$844K |
| 5 |
SBIA
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indianapolis,
Indiana
|
-$644K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SW
51
SteelPeak Wealth
Woodland Hills,
California
| – | -$230K | -4,295 | Closed |
|
52
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$212K | -3,956 | Closed |
|
|
CAN
53
Cetera Advisor Networks
El Segundo,
California
| – | -$200K | -3,726 | Closed |
|
|
LFAS
54
Level Four Advisory Services
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$876K | -1,870 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
55
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$89K | -1,652 | Closed |
|
|
NFG
56
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$42K | -774 | Closed |
|
|
CFA
57
Carroll Financial Associates
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$35K | -660 | Closed |
|
|
CFGS
58
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Birmingham,
Alabama
| – | -$26.1K | -576 | Closed |
|
|
CWAF
59
Core Wealth Advisors (Florida)
Lakeland,
Florida
| – | -$10K | -180 | Closed |
|
|
LFA
60
Lighthouse Financial Advisors
New Market,
Maryland
| – | -$1K | -24 | Closed |
|
UYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
40 of the 4,539 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $9.75M — down 76% from $40.5M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of UYG and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 19 holders — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.
The largest buyer was Private Ocean, opening a new position worth an estimated $342K. The largest seller was Geneos Wealth Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.03M sold.
- 40 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) as of Q1 2020, down from 61 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $9.75M of ProShares Ultra Financials stock for Q1 2020, down 76% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Financials positions in Q1 2020 and 23 closed out, a net change of -19 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Financials buyer in Q1 2020 was Private Ocean, an estimated $342K added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Financials seller in Q1 2020 was Geneos Wealth Management, an estimated $6.03M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.