ProShares Ultra Financials
UYG
52 hedge funds and large institutions have $41.3M invested in ProShares Ultra Financials in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
100% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 7
20% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.25M | Put options by funds: $7.7M
4.88% less ownership
Funds ownership: 34.71% → 29.83% (-4.9%)
15% less funds holding
Funds holding: 61 → 52 (-9)
18% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $50.4M → $41.3M (-$9.1M)
50% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 16
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.27M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$2.15M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.96M |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.1M |
| 5 |
CT
CMT Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$576K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$6.33M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$5.16M |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$2.07M |
| 4 |
MCC
Mid Continent Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.27M |
| 5 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$1.24M |
UYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
52 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $41.3M — down 18% from $50.4M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of UYG and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 7 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.
The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $2.27M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.33M sold.
- 52 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) as of Q1 2015, down from 61 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $41.3M of ProShares Ultra Financials stock for Q1 2015, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Financials positions in Q1 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Financials buyer in Q1 2015 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $2.27M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Financials seller in Q1 2015 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $6.33M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.