ProShares UltraShort Yen
33 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.9M invested in ProShares UltraShort Yen in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 9
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 34 → 33 (-1)
14% less ownership
Funds ownership: 54.52% → 40.52% (-14%)
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4
41% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $41.9M → $24.9M (-$17M)
46% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.1M | Put options by funds: $18.6M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.11M |
| 2 |
TI
Telemetry Investments
New York
|
+$449K |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$234K |
| 4 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
+$176K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$72.2K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NYLIM
New York Life Investment Management
New York
|
-$6.84M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$5.87M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$2.76M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$2.05M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$632K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $44K | – | – | – |
|
27
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $33K | -$42.8K | -1,908 | -56% |
|
|
CPIG
28
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
| $9K | – | – | – |
|
29
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $9K | +$2.69K | +120 | +39% |
|
|
HI
30
Hudock Inc
Williamsport,
Pennsylvania
| $8K | – | – | – |
|
|
CCA
31
Catalyst Capital Advisors
Huntington,
New York
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
|
HR
32
Howe & Rusling
Rochester,
New York
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
|
NYLIM
33
New York Life Investment Management
New York
| – | -$6.84M | -311,408 | Closed |
|
|
SFA
34
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Akron,
Ohio
| – | -$232K | -10,564 | Closed |
|
|
TFCP
35
Twin Focus Capital Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$220K | -10,000 | Closed |
|
36
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$4K | -160 | Closed |
|
YCS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
33 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Yen (YCS) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $24.9M — down 41% from $41.9M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of YCS and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $1.11M. The largest seller was New York Life Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.84M sold.
- 33 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Yen (YCS) as of Q4 2015, down from 34 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $24.9M of ProShares UltraShort Yen stock for Q4 2015, down 41% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Yen positions in Q4 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Yen buyer in Q4 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $1.11M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Yen seller in Q4 2015 was New York Life Investment Management, an estimated $6.84M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.