ProShares UltraShort Silver
19 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.45M invested in ProShares UltraShort Silver in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
184% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $59.1M | Put options by funds: $20.8M
20% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 5
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 18 → 19 (+1)
0.1% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 0.1% (+0.1%)
63% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 8
79% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $30.2M → $6.45M (-$23.8M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.65M |
| 2 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.2M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$535K |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$116K |
| 5 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$110K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$7.35M |
| 2 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$6.53M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$3.99M |
| 4 |
ICM
Ionic Capital Management
New York
|
-$2.42M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$2.28M |
ZSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
19 of the 3,475 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Silver (ZSL) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $6.45M — down 79% from $30.2M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new ZSL positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 3 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jump Trading, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.65M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $7.35M.
- 19 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Silver (ZSL) as of Q1 2014, up from 18 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $6.45M of ProShares UltraShort Silver stock for Q1 2014, down 79% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Silver positions in Q1 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Silver buyer in Q1 2014 was Jump Trading, an estimated $1.65M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Silver seller in Q1 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $7.35M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.