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ProShares UltraShort Silver
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17 hedge funds and large institutions have $32.8M invested in ProShares UltraShort Silver in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 3

90% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17.3M → $32.8M (+$15.5M)

42% more funds holding

Funds holding: 12 → 17 (+5)

20% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $170M | Put options by funds: $141M

Holders
17
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+41.67%
% of All Funds
0.55%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
7
Reduced
3
Closed
–
Calls
$170M
Puts
$141M
Net Calls
+$28.7M
Net Calls Change
-$67.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$7.02M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$6.25M
3
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
+$3.36M
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$3.31M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.87M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$3.02M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.65M
3
U
UBS
Switzerland
-$304K
4
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
-$1K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VF
1
Virtu Financial
New York
$8.97M +$6.25M +924 +170%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.36M +$7.02M +1,039 New
TH
3
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$3.5M +$3.36M +497 +663%
Barclays
4
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.98M +$3.31M +490 New
Jane Street
5
Jane Street
New York
$2.53M +$426K +63 +18%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.15M +$1.54M +228 +185%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$1.75M +$1.87M +277 New
VKH
8
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.59M +$1.76M +260 New
JT
9
Jump Trading
Illinois
$1.14M +$967K +143 +333%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1M -$1.65M -244 -60%
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$634K +$683K +101 +3,367%
FTUS
12
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$137K +$94.6K +14 +175%
WAM
13
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$45K -$3.02M -447 -98%
AIG
14
American International Group
New York
$13.3K – – –
U
15
UBS
Switzerland
$13K -$304K -45 -96%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$10K +$13.5K +2 New
Citigroup
17
Citigroup
New York
$8K +$6.76K +1 New
ACM
18
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$1K – – –
LTFS
19
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
– -$1K – –

ZSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

17 of the 3,085 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Silver (ZSL) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $32.8M — up 90% from $17.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new ZSL positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.02M. The largest seller was Wolverine Asset Management, cutting an estimated $3.02M.

  • 17 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Silver (ZSL) as of Q3 2013, up from 12 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $32.8M of ProShares UltraShort Silver stock for Q3 2013, up 90% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Silver positions in Q3 2013 and 0 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort Silver buyer in Q3 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $7.02M added.
  • The largest ProShares UltraShort Silver seller in Q3 2013 was Wolverine Asset Management, an estimated $3.02M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.