ProShares UltraShort Yen
23 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.89M invested in ProShares UltraShort Yen in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
71% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.26M | Put options by funds: $3.08M
3.19% less ownership
Funds ownership: 24.31% → 21.12% (-3.2%)
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 25 → 23 (-2)
22% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 9
35% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.7M → $8.89M (-$4.76M)
40% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 5
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.2M |
| 2 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$584K |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$432K |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$312K |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$128K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$4.63M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$1.43M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$763K |
| 4 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
-$382K |
| 5 |
EWM
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
|
-$332K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
EWM
26
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
| – | -$332K | -18,336 | Closed |
|
27
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$183K | -10,128 | Closed |
|
|
CAG
28
Crestwood Advisors Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$55K | -3,000 | Closed |
|
|
CG
29
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$53.7K | -2,972 | Closed |
|
|
TCM
30
Tradewinds Capital Management
Bellingham,
Washington
| – | -$3K | -140 | Closed |
|
|
LTFS
31
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| – | +$217 | +12 | New |
|
YCS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
23 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Yen (YCS) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $8.89M — down 35% from $13.7M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of YCS and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 5 trimmed existing stakes and 3 added.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.2M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.63M sold.
- 23 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Yen (YCS) as of Q2 2017, down from 25 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $8.89M of ProShares UltraShort Yen stock for Q2 2017, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Yen positions in Q2 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Yen buyer in Q2 2017 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $2.2M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Yen seller in Q2 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $4.63M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.