ProShares UltraShort Yen
39 hedge funds and large institutions have $45.8M invested in ProShares UltraShort Yen in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
29% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 7
15.18% more ownership
Funds ownership: 26.06% → 41.24% (+15%)
14% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $16.8M | Put options by funds: $14.6M
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $40.1M → $45.8M (+$5.74M)
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 10
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 37 → 39 (+2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.65M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$3.74M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$2.02M |
| 4 |
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Seoul,
South Korea
|
+$1.9M |
| 5 |
CAM
Chesapeake Asset Management
New York
|
+$1.85M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$3.44M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$1.2M |
| 3 |
B
Bellecapital
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$447K |
| 4 |
FWM
Frontier Wealth Management
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$364K |
| 5 |
CC
CQS Cayman
Camana Bay, Grand Cayman,
Cayman Islands
|
-$335K |
YCS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
39 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Yen (YCS) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $45.8M — up 14% from $40.1M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new YCS positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jump Trading, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.65M. The largest seller was Barclays, cutting an estimated $3.44M.
- 39 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Yen (YCS) as of Q1 2015, up from 37 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $45.8M of ProShares UltraShort Yen stock for Q1 2015, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Yen positions in Q1 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Yen buyer in Q1 2015 was Jump Trading, an estimated $4.65M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Yen seller in Q1 2015 was Barclays, an estimated $3.44M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.