ProShares UltraShort Silver
12 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.9M invested in ProShares UltraShort Silver in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
186% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $108M | Put options by funds: $37.7M
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 4
20% less funds holding
Funds holding: 15 → 12 (-3)
26% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $16M → $11.9M (-$4.13M)
40% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 5
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.52M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$942K |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$843K |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$466K |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$305K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$3.38M |
| 2 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$3.25M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.93M |
| 4 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$673K |
| 5 |
TWM
Torch Wealth Management
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
-$215K |
ZSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
12 of the 3,751 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Silver (ZSL) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $11.9M — down 26% from $16M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of ZSL and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 4 trimmed existing stakes and 4 added.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $1.52M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $3.38M.
- 12 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Silver (ZSL) as of Q4 2014, down from 15 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $11.9M of ProShares UltraShort Silver stock for Q4 2014, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Silver positions in Q4 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Silver buyer in Q4 2014 was Jane Street, an estimated $1.52M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Silver seller in Q4 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $3.38M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.