ProShares UltraShort Silver
15 hedge funds and large institutions have $16M invested in ProShares UltraShort Silver in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
271% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $134M | Put options by funds: $36M
151% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.38M → $16M (+$9.65M)
40% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 5
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 3
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 13 → 15 (+2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.99M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$2.1M |
| 3 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$1.45M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$370K |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$245K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.47M |
| 2 |
IG
ING Group
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$456K |
| 3 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$217K |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$92.6K |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$35K |
ZSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
15 of the 3,448 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Silver (ZSL) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $16M — up 151% from $6.38M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new ZSL positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.99M. The largest seller was Wolverine Asset Management, cutting an estimated $1.47M.
- 15 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Silver (ZSL) as of Q3 2014, up from 13 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $16M of ProShares UltraShort Silver stock for Q3 2014, up 151% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Silver positions in Q3 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Silver buyer in Q3 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $2.99M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Silver seller in Q3 2014 was Wolverine Asset Management, an estimated $1.47M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.