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ProShares Ultra Financials
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61 hedge funds and large institutions have $50.3M invested in ProShares Ultra Financials in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

122% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 9

83% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13.6M | Put options by funds: $7.41M

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 51 → 61 (+10)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $48.6M → $50.3M (+$1.78M)

2.81% less ownership

Funds ownership: 37.53% → 34.71% (-2.8%)

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 16

Holders
61
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+19.61%
% of All Funds
1.63%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
20
Increased
8
Reduced
16
Closed
9
Calls
$13.6M
Puts
$7.41M
Net Calls
+$6.14M
Net Calls Change
+$3.04M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$3.5M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$867K
3
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
+$645K
4
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
+$506K
5
CT
CMT Trading
Illinois
+$409K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$6.09M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$3.02M
3
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
-$1.78M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$717K
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$361K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Envestnet Asset Management
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.36M -$717K -31,044 -11%
Deutsche Bank
2
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$6.33M – – –
Susquehanna International Group
3
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$5.6M -$6.09M -263,694 -54%
TFA
4
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$3.81M +$51.4K +2,226 +1%
TRCT
5
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3.77M +$3.5M +151,572 New
EWA
6
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$3.72M +$137K +5,934 +4%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$3.71M -$174K -7,524 -5%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.15M -$3.02M -130,590 -60%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.42M -$115K -4,980 -8%
MCC
10
Mid Continent Capital
Illinois
$1.27M -$8.18K -354 -0.7%
TH
11
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.24M +$645K +27,936 +126%
UCFA
12
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.07M -$238K -10,290 -19%
Citadel Advisors
13
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$933K +$867K +37,530 New
RCAG
14
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$746K – – –
PI
15
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$609K +$238K +10,284 +72%
Truist Financial
16
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$544K +$506K +21,894 New
CA
17
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$540K -$139K -6,000 -22%
WA
18
WFG Advisors
Texas
$449K -$21.1K -912 -5%
CT
19
CMT Trading
Illinois
$440K +$409K +17,724 New
VKH
20
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$421K +$391K +16,926 New
SI
21
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$410K – – –
FIM
22
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$379K +$8.59K +372 +3%
CICI
23
Capital Investment Counsel Inc
North Carolina
$370K -$27.7K -1,200 -7%
GAM
24
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$368K – – –
UBS Group
25
UBS Group
Switzerland
$360K +$335K +14,484 New
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UYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

61 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $50.3M — up 3.7% from $48.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new UYG positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), opening a new position worth an estimated $3.5M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $6.09M.

  • 61 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) as of Q4 2014, up from 51 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $50.3M of ProShares Ultra Financials stock for Q4 2014, up 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Financials positions in Q4 2014 and 9 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials buyer in Q4 2014 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $3.5M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials seller in Q4 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $6.09M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.