ProShares Ultra Financials
UYG
60 hedge funds and large institutions have $48.8M invested in ProShares Ultra Financials in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
400% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 2
50% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.21M | Put options by funds: $5.47M
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $41.3M → $48.8M (+$7.43M)
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 52 → 60 (+8)
2.62% more ownership
Funds ownership: 19.59% → 22.21% (+2.6%)
36% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 14
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$3.81M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$2.03M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$1.25M |
| 4 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$516K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$382K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$3.3M |
| 2 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$714K |
| 3 |
SI
SII Investments
Appleton,
Wisconsin
|
-$363K |
| 4 |
KCM
Karp Capital Management
Sausalito,
California
|
-$350K |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$271K |
UYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
60 of the 3,759 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $48.8M — up 18% from $41.3M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new UYG positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), adding an estimated $3.81M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $3.3M.
- 60 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) as of Q3 2016, up from 52 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $48.8M of ProShares Ultra Financials stock for Q3 2016, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Financials positions in Q3 2016 and 2 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Financials buyer in Q3 2016 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $3.81M added.
- The largest ProShares Ultra Financials seller in Q3 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $3.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.