ProShares UltraShort Silver
13 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.38M invested in ProShares UltraShort Silver in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
222% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $55.1M | Put options by funds: $17.1M
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.44M → $6.38M (-$66.1K)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 6
32% less funds holding
Funds holding: 19 → 13 (-6)
75% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 8
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$2.55M |
| 2 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$979K |
| 3 |
IG
ING Group
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$533K |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$263K |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$81K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.72M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$884K |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$209K |
| 4 |
SCM
Seamans Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$208K |
| 5 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$115K |
ZSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
13 of the 3,481 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Silver (ZSL) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $6.38M — down 1% from $6.44M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of ZSL and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 6 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.
The largest buyer was Timber Hill, adding an estimated $2.55M. The largest seller was Jump Trading, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.72M sold.
- 13 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Silver (ZSL) as of Q2 2014, down from 19 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $6.38M of ProShares UltraShort Silver stock for Q2 2014, down 1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Silver positions in Q2 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Silver buyer in Q2 2014 was Timber Hill, an estimated $2.55M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Silver seller in Q2 2014 was Jump Trading, an estimated $1.72M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.