ProShares UltraShort Silver
14 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.5M invested in ProShares UltraShort Silver in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
449% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $62.6M | Put options by funds: $11.4M
300% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 1
133% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 3
71% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.44M → $14.5M (+$6.03M)
27% more funds holding
Funds holding: 11 → 14 (+3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$2.53M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.77M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.4M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$496K |
| 5 |
BL
Bolton LP
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$350K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$1.63M |
| 2 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$155K |
| 3 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$73.2K |
| 4 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$28K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| $3.35M | +$2.53M | +311 | +415% |
|
|
VF
2
Virtu Financial
New York
| $3.2M | -$1.63M | -200 | -35% |
|
|
JT
3
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $2.17M | -$73.2K | -9 | -3% |
|
|
4
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $2.15M | +$1.77M | +218 | +727% |
|
|
5
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $1.49M | +$1.4M | +172 | New |
|
|
6
Goldman Sachs
New York
| $564K | +$496K | +61 | +1,525% |
|
|
VKH
7
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| $465K | -$155K | -19 | -26% |
|
|
BL
8
Bolton LP
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| $372K | +$350K | +43 | New |
|
|
FTUS
9
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| $201K | +$130K | +16 | +229% |
|
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $193K | +$16.3K | +2 | +10% |
|
11
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $152K | +$122K | +15 | +750% |
|
|
LTFS
12
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $61K | +$24.4K | +3 | +60% |
|
|
USGIU
13
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
San Antonio,
Texas
| $60K | +$57K | +7 | New |
|
|
TRCT
14
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $33K | +$32.5K | +4 | New |
|
|
15
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$28K | -4 | Closed |
|
ZSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
14 of the 3,713 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Silver (ZSL) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $14.5M — up 71% from $8.44M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new ZSL positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $2.53M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $1.63M.
- 14 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Silver (ZSL) as of Q2 2015, up from 11 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $14.5M of ProShares UltraShort Silver stock for Q2 2015, up 71% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Silver positions in Q2 2015 and 1 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Silver buyer in Q2 2015 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $2.53M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Silver seller in Q2 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.63M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.