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ProShares Ultra Financials

65 hedge funds and large institutions have $47.7M invested in ProShares Ultra Financials in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 3

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6165 (+4)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

0.56% less ownership

Funds ownership: 16.27%15.71% (-0.56%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $52.3M → $47.7M (-$4.67M)

24% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.88M | Put options by funds: $6.46M

45% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 22

Holders
65
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+6.56%
% of All Funds
1.49%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
7
Increased
12
Reduced
22
Closed
3
Calls
$4.88M
Puts
$6.46M
Net Calls
-$1.58M
Net Calls Change
-$4.92M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
KCM
1
Karp Capital Management
California
$7.66M -$17.6K -402 -0.2%
TFA
2
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$6.29M -$63.4K -1,449 -0.9%
BRC
3
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$5.44M +$551K +12,594 +10%
VF
4
Virtu Financial
New York
$3.11M +$2.61M +59,622 +371%
GWM
5
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$2.81M -$1.88M -43,047 -39%
TNAM
6
Terra Nova Asset Management
New York
$1.89M -$633K -14,460 -24%
OIM
7
Orca Investment Management
Oregon
$1.69M -$583K -13,326 -24%
GAM
8
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$1.65M
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.2M -$39.4K -900 -3%
LTFS
10
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.19M -$3.94K -90 -0.3%
Susquehanna International Group
11
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.03M +$616K +14,088 +129%
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$992K -$28.9K -660 -3%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$911K +$99.5K +2,274 +11%
ACM
14
Avalon Capital Management
California
$739K -$851K -19,452 -52%
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$693K -$66.2K -1,512 -8%
PNC Financial Services Group
16
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$682K
TRCT
17
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$675K +$482K +11,010 +203%
SMH
18
Sanders Morris Harris
Texas
$616K
Truist Financial
19
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$616K
Citadel Advisors
20
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$551K +$588K +13,428 New
William Blair & Company
21
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$509K -$172K -3,924 -24%
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$494K -$18.4K -420 -3%
SBIA
23
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$493K
FWP
24
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
$462K -$85.7K -1,959 -15%
RJFSA
25
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$435K +$464K +10,608 New

UYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

65 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $47.7M — down 8.9% from $52.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new UYG positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $2.61M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, cutting an estimated $3.34M.

  • 65 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) as of Q1 2018, up from 61 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $47.7M of ProShares Ultra Financials stock for Q1 2018, down 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Financials positions in Q1 2018 and 3 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials buyer in Q1 2018 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $2.61M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Financials seller in Q1 2018 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $3.34M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.