ProShares UltraShort Silver
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.
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
0.22% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.18% → 0.4% (+0.22%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$7.02M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$6.25M |
| 3 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$3.36M |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$3.31M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$1.87M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.02M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.65M |
| 3 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$304K |
| 4 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
-$1K |
ZSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
17 of the 3,096 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.