ProShares UltraShort Yen
29 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.5M invested in ProShares UltraShort Yen in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
112% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $17.7M | Put options by funds: $8.37M
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 4
16% more funds holding
Funds holding: 25 → 29 (+4)
5.02% less ownership
Funds ownership: 28.98% → 23.96% (-5%)
13% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $19.1M → $16.5M (-$2.56M)
38% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 8
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
|
+$487K |
| 2 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$467K |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$299K |
| 4 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
+$296K |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$112K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$2.84M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$2.41M |
| 3 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.52M |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.2M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$631K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CCA
26
Catalyst Capital Advisors
Huntington,
New York
| $3K | +$2.33K | +132 | New |
|
|
TCM
27
Tradewinds Capital Management
Bellingham,
Washington
| $3K | +$2.47K | +140 | New |
|
|
IA
28
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| $1K | -$7.07K | -400 | -93% |
|
|
29
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$1.2M | -68,212 | Closed |
|
30
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$260K | -14,704 | Closed |
|
|
QAM
31
QCI Asset Management
Pittsford,
New York
| – | -$182K | -12,000 | Closed |
|
|
USGIU
32
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
San Antonio,
Texas
| – | -$104K | -6,400 | Closed |
|
YCS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
29 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Yen (YCS) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $16.5M — down 13% from $19.1M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new YCS positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.
The largest buyer was IndexIQ Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $487K. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $2.84M.
- 29 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Yen (YCS) as of Q4 2016, up from 25 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $16.5M of ProShares UltraShort Yen stock for Q4 2016, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Yen positions in Q4 2016 and 4 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Yen buyer in Q4 2016 was IndexIQ Advisors, an estimated $487K added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Yen seller in Q4 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $2.84M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.