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ProShares UltraShort Yen
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14 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.4M invested in ProShares UltraShort Yen in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.13M → $10.4M (+$1.26M)

6.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 24.6% → 30.79% (+6.2%)

21% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.68M | Put options by funds: $2.14M

22% less funds holding

Funds holding: 18 → 14 (-4)

67% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 6

83% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1 | Existing positions reduced: 6

Holders
14
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-22.22%
% of All Funds
0.32%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
2
Increased
1
Reduced
6
Closed
6
Calls
$1.68M
Puts
$2.14M
Net Calls
-$458K
Net Calls Change
-$1.26M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$2.61M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$954K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$532K
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$402K
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$361K
4
CAM
Chesapeake Asset Management
New York
-$265K
5
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$250K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
$3.44M -$361K -19,296 -10%
Jane Street
2
Jane Street
New York
$2.61M +$2.61M +139,388 New
Citadel Advisors
3
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.98M +$954K +50,936 +93%
CAM
4
Chesapeake Asset Management
New York
$1.32M -$265K -14,176 -17%
HSBC Holdings
5
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$337K -$250K -13,332 -43%
KAS
6
Kemnay Advisory Services
New York
$300K – – –
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$194K -$101K -5,380 -34%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$85K -$250K -13,328 -75%
ASN
9
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$52K – – –
Barclays
10
Barclays
United Kingdom
$43K -$18.6K -996 -30%
PWM
11
Paulson Wealth Management
Illinois
$22K +$22.5K +1,200 New
HI
12
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$7K – – –
IA
13
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$5K – – –
FTUS
14
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$532K -28,664 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
15
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$402K -21,472 Closed
Simplex Trading
16
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$181K -9,784 Closed
CG
17
Cutler Group
California
– -$44.9K -2,400 Closed
CCM
18
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
– -$8K -420 Closed
IA
19
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$1K -28 Closed

YCS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

14 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Yen (YCS) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $10.4M — up 14% from $9.13M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of YCS and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 6 trimmed existing stakes and 1 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.61M. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., exiting entirely with an estimated $532K sold.

  • 14 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Yen (YCS) as of Q4 2017, down from 18 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $10.4M of ProShares UltraShort Yen stock for Q4 2017, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Yen positions in Q4 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort Yen buyer in Q4 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $2.61M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort Yen seller in Q4 2017 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $532K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.