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ProShares Ultra Financials
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61 hedge funds and large institutions have $53.4M invested in ProShares Ultra Financials in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

116% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.67M | Put options by funds: $4.03M

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 8

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $48.8M → $53.4M (+$4.6M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 60 → 61 (+1)

2.15% less ownership

Funds ownership: 22.21% → 20.06% (-2.1%)

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 18

Holders
61
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.67%
% of All Funds
1.52%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
10
Increased
9
Reduced
18
Closed
8
Calls
$8.67M
Puts
$4.03M
Net Calls
+$4.65M
Net Calls Change
+$1.91M

Top Buyers

1
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$964K
2
FWP
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
+$907K
3
TNAM
Terra Nova Asset Management
New York
+$890K
4
KCM
Karp Capital Management
California
+$664K
5
AIA
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
+$617K

Top Sellers

1
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$5.35M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$2.77M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.64M
4
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.5M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$1.33M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$11.4M -$928K -34,080 -8%
KCM
2
Karp Capital Management
California
$5.59M +$664K +24,378 +16%
BRC
3
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$4.6M +$4.07M +149,427 New
TFA
4
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$4.4M +$38.8K +1,425 +1%
EWA
5
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$3.94M -$150K -5,505 -4%
TNAM
6
Terra Nova Asset Management
New York
$2.09M +$890K +32,688 +93%
SG Americas Securities
7
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.93M +$286K +10,500 +20%
WAM
8
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.84M +$964K +35,400 +146%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.7M -$7.68K -282 -0.5%
LTFS
10
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.09M -$67.5K -2,478 -7%
FWP
11
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
$1.03M +$907K +33,312 New
TH
12
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$885K -$69.5K -2,553 -8%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$882K -$412K -15,120 -35%
GAM
14
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$735K – – –
AIA
15
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
$698K +$617K +22,668 New
IA
16
IFP Advisors
Florida
$668K -$57.8K -2,124 -9%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$638K +$427K +15,696 +313%
SMH
18
Sanders Morris Harris
Texas
$603K +$533K +19,560 New
CLOS
19
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$601K – – –
VF
20
Virtu Financial
New York
$548K -$1.5M -55,035 -76%
PNC Financial Services Group
21
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$512K – – –
Truist Financial
22
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$462K -$188K -6,894 -31%
RCAG
23
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$462K – – –
VKH
24
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$453K -$75.3K -2,766 -16%
William Blair & Company
25
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$384K – – –
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UYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

61 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $53.4M — up 9.4% from $48.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new UYG positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wolverine Asset Management, adding an estimated $964K. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), cutting an estimated $5.35M.

  • 61 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) as of Q4 2016, up from 60 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $53.4M of ProShares Ultra Financials stock for Q4 2016, up 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Financials positions in Q4 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials buyer in Q4 2016 was Wolverine Asset Management, an estimated $964K added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials seller in Q4 2016 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $5.35M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.