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ProShares UltraShort Yen

37 hedge funds and large institutions have $40.1M invested in ProShares UltraShort Yen in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 11

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3337 (+4)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $43.3M → $40.1M (-$3.27M)

10% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.06%26.06% (-10%)

12% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $21.4M | Put options by funds: $24.3M

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 9

Holders
37
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+12.12%
% of All Funds
0.99%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
16
Increased
6
Reduced
9
Closed
11
Calls
$21.4M
Puts
$24.3M
Net Calls
-$2.88M
Net Calls Change
-$1.62M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Creative Planning
26
Creative Planning
Kansas
$85K +$72.9K +3,552 +1,345%
Bank of Montreal
27
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$63K
Morgan Stanley
28
Morgan Stanley
New York
$58K -$4.08M -198,636 -99%
LTFS
29
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$21K -$350K -17,056 -95%
CCA
30
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$16K +$14.6K +712 New
HI
31
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$9K
BGIM
32
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$9K +$8.21K +400 New
CPIG
33
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$9K +$8.21K +400 New
Wells Fargo
34
Wells Fargo
California
$8K -$74.4K -3,624 -91%
US Bancorp
35
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$6K +$5.33K +260 New
MWP
36
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$4K +$3.61K +176 New
WTB
37
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$3K
Susquehanna International Group
38
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$10.6M -518,140 Closed
JT
39
Jump Trading
Illinois
-$2.79M -147,568 Closed
SGH
40
Schonfeld Group Holdings
New York
-$2.27M -120,000 Closed
SCM
41
Seamans Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$1.26M -66,400 Closed
CLOS
42
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
-$786K -41,492 Closed
AAP
43
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
-$447K -23,600 Closed
Goldman Sachs
44
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$266K -14,020 Closed
IA
45
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
-$125K -6,588 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
46
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$74.9K -3,956 Closed
AIG
47
American International Group
New York
-$63.3K -3,340 Closed
JIR
48
James Investment Research
Ohio
-$61K -3,200 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
49
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
+$82 +4 New

YCS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

37 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Yen (YCS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $40.1M — down 7.5% from $43.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new YCS positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Barclays, adding an estimated $4.2M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.6M sold.

  • 37 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Yen (YCS) as of Q4 2014, up from 33 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $40.1M of ProShares UltraShort Yen stock for Q4 2014, down 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Yen positions in Q4 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort Yen buyer in Q4 2014 was Barclays, an estimated $4.2M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort Yen seller in Q4 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $10.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.