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ProShares UltraShort Yen
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13 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.14M invested in ProShares UltraShort Yen in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

319% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.18M | Put options by funds: $282K

2.64% less ownership

Funds ownership: 30.79% → 28.15% (-2.6%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 14 → 13 (-1)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4

41% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.4M → $6.14M (-$4.25M)

75% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1 | Existing positions reduced: 4

Holders
13
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-7.14%
% of All Funds
0.3%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
1
Reduced
4
Closed
4
Calls
$1.18M
Puts
$282K
Net Calls
+$900K
Net Calls Change
+$1.36M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$275K
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$236K
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$164K
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$6.94K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.44M
2
CAM
Chesapeake Asset Management
New York
-$1.32M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$880K
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$342K
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$39.7K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.69M -$1.44M -82,840 -45%
Jane Street
2
Jane Street
New York
$1.49M -$880K -50,720 -36%
Citadel Advisors
3
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.44M -$342K -19,736 -19%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$333K +$164K +9,468 +91%
HSBC Holdings
5
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$302K – – –
KAS
6
Kemnay Advisory Services
New York
$269K – – –
FTUS
7
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$266K +$275K +15,860 New
Susquehanna International Group
8
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$228K +$236K +13,600 New
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$70K -$5K -288 -6%
ASN
10
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$47K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7K +$6.94K +400 New
HI
12
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$6K – – –
CAM
13
Chesapeake Asset Management
New York
– -$1.32M -70,272 Closed
Barclays
14
Barclays
United Kingdom
– -$39.7K -2,288 Closed
PWM
15
Paulson Wealth Management
Illinois
– -$22K -1,200 Closed
IA
16
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
– -$5K -280 Closed

YCS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

13 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Yen (YCS) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $6.14M — down 41% from $10.4M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of YCS and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 4 trimmed existing stakes and 1 added.

The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., opening a new position worth an estimated $275K. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $1.44M.

  • 13 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Yen (YCS) as of Q1 2018, down from 14 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $6.14M of ProShares UltraShort Yen stock for Q1 2018, down 41% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Yen positions in Q1 2018 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort Yen buyer in Q1 2018 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $275K added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort Yen seller in Q1 2018 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.44M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.