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ProShares UltraShort Yen

37 hedge funds and large institutions have $40.1M invested in ProShares UltraShort Yen in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 11

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3337 (+4)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $43.3M → $40.1M (-$3.27M)

10% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.06%26.06% (-10%)

12% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $21.4M | Put options by funds: $24.3M

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 9

Holders
37
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+12.12%
% of All Funds
0.99%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
16
Increased
6
Reduced
9
Closed
11
Calls
$21.4M
Puts
$24.3M
Net Calls
-$2.88M
Net Calls Change
-$1.62M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IC
1
Inverness Counsel
New York
$6.01M
Barclays
2
Barclays
United Kingdom
$5.96M +$4.2M +204,828 +324%
NYLIM
3
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$5.35M -$1.44M -70,400 -23%
CAM
4
Chesapeake Asset Management
New York
$3.78M +$3.47M +169,140 New
ECM
5
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$3.02M -$1.64K -80 -0.1%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
6
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$2.85M +$2.35M +114,400 +867%
Jane Street
7
Jane Street
New York
$2.27M +$2.08M +101,600 New
CC
8
CQS Cayman
Cayman Islands
$2.01M +$1.85M +90,000 New
DC
9
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$1.12M +$1.03M +50,064 New
MIM
10
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$1.04M -$669K -32,588 -41%
Citadel Advisors
11
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$845K -$349K -17,020 -31%
CI
12
Cowen Inc
New York
$708K +$158K +7,712 +32%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$600K -$18.1K -884 -3%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$588K +$15.3K +748 +3%
HSBC Holdings
15
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$521K
TFCP
16
Twin Focus Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$462K +$425K +20,700 New
B
17
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$447K
SFA
18
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$427K +$60.3K +2,940 +18%
SC
19
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$373K +$343K +16,700 New
FWM
20
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$364K +$335K +16,320 New
KAS
21
Kemnay Advisory Services
New York
$357K
NA
22
Newport Asia
California
$263K +$243K +11,836 New
SI
23
Shaker Investments
Ohio
$214K +$197K +9,600 New
Envestnet Asset Management
24
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$102K -$1.07K -52 -1%
UBS Group
25
UBS Group
Switzerland
$90K +$83K +4,044 New

YCS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

37 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Yen (YCS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $40.1M — down 7.5% from $43.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new YCS positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Barclays, adding an estimated $4.2M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.6M sold.

  • 37 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Yen (YCS) as of Q4 2014, up from 33 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $40.1M of ProShares UltraShort Yen stock for Q4 2014, down 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Yen positions in Q4 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort Yen buyer in Q4 2014 was Barclays, an estimated $4.2M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort Yen seller in Q4 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $10.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.