ProShares UltraShort Yen
25 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.1M invested in ProShares UltraShort Yen in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
700% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 1
60% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.9M → $19.1M (+$7.17M)
57% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 7
19% more funds holding
Funds holding: 21 → 25 (+4)
3.75% more ownership
Funds ownership: 25.24% → 28.98% (+3.7%)
31% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.98M | Put options by funds: $8.73M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$3.5M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$2.09M |
| 3 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.18M |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.06M |
| 5 |
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$744K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$2.28M |
| 2 |
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
|
-$754K |
| 3 |
SC
Scotia Capital
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$363K |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$213K |
| 5 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$126K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
IA
26
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
| – | -$754K | -39,436 | Closed |
|
|
SC
27
Scotia Capital
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$363K | -22,800 | Closed |
|
|
28
Goldman Sachs
New York
| – | -$213K | -13,436 | Closed |
|
29
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$91K | -5,720 | Closed |
|
30
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$20K | -1,240 | Closed |
|
|
CCA
31
Catalyst Capital Advisors
Huntington,
New York
| – | -$2K | -132 | Closed |
|
YCS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
25 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Yen (YCS) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $19.1M — up 60% from $11.9M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new YCS positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., opening a new position worth an estimated $3.5M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.28M sold.
- 25 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Yen (YCS) as of Q3 2016, up from 21 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $19.1M of ProShares UltraShort Yen stock for Q3 2016, up 60% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Yen positions in Q3 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Yen buyer in Q3 2016 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $3.5M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Yen seller in Q3 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $2.28M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.