ProShares UltraShort Silver
11 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.44M invested in ProShares UltraShort Silver in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
539% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $54.4M | Put options by funds: $8.52M
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 12 → 11 (-1)
20% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 5
29% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.9M → $8.44M (-$3.46M)
60% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 5
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$4.4M |
| 2 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.12M |
| 3 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$598K |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$189K |
| 5 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
+$41K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$2.93M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$1.98M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.7M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$836K |
| 5 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$713K |
ZSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
11 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Silver (ZSL) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $8.44M — down 29% from $11.9M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of ZSL and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 5 trimmed existing stakes and 2 added.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $4.4M. The largest seller was Timber Hill, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.93M sold.
- 11 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Silver (ZSL) as of Q1 2015, down from 12 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $8.44M of ProShares UltraShort Silver stock for Q1 2015, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Silver positions in Q1 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Silver buyer in Q1 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $4.4M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Silver seller in Q1 2015 was Timber Hill, an estimated $2.93M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.