ProShares Ultra Financials
UYG
54 hedge funds and large institutions have $58.9M invested in ProShares Ultra Financials in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
67% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 6
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 50 → 54 (+4)
2.86% more ownership
Funds ownership: 40.13% → 42.99% (+2.9%)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $56.5M → $58.9M (+$2.41M)
2% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $14.3M | Put options by funds: $14M
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 15
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$8.52M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$4.51M |
| 3 |
CA
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Frankfurt,
Germany
|
+$651K |
| 4 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$620K |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$617K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$9.04M |
| 2 |
Walleye Trading
New York
|
-$3.66M |
| 3 |
AI
Atria Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$932K |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$696K |
| 5 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$525K |
UYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
54 of the 3,491 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $58.9M — up 4.3% from $56.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new UYG positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $8.52M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $9.04M.
- 54 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) as of Q2 2014, up from 50 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $58.9M of ProShares Ultra Financials stock for Q2 2014, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Financials positions in Q2 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Financials buyer in Q2 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $8.52M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Financials seller in Q2 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $9.04M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.