ProShares UltraShort Silver
11 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.22M invested in ProShares UltraShort Silver in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
1,898% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $27.1M | Put options by funds: $1.36M
15% less funds holding
Funds holding: 13 → 11 (-2)
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 6
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 3
69% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $19.7M → $6.22M (-$13.5M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.7M |
| 2 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.37M |
| 3 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$628K |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$271K |
| 5 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$236K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$6.78M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$5.06M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.37M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$724K |
| 5 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$505K |
ZSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
11 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Silver (ZSL) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $6.22M — down 69% from $19.7M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of ZSL and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 3 trimmed existing stakes and 2 added.
The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.7M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.78M sold.
- 11 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Silver (ZSL) as of Q1 2016, down from 13 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $6.22M of ProShares UltraShort Silver stock for Q1 2016, down 69% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Silver positions in Q1 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Silver buyer in Q1 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.7M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Silver seller in Q1 2016 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $6.78M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.