ProShares UltraShort Silver
13 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.5M invested in ProShares UltraShort Silver in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
1,110% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.3M | Put options by funds: $851K
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 1
18% more funds holding
Funds holding: 11 → 13 (+2)
57% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 7
60% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.22M → $2.5M (-$3.71M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$412K |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$281K |
| 3 |
ASN
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$137K |
| 4 |
CG
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
|
+$111K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$39.2K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.01M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$908K |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$438K |
| 4 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$314K |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$203K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
JT
1
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $686K | +$412K | +63 | +88% |
|
|
2
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $551K | -$314K | -48 | -31% |
|
|
FTUS
3
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
| $378K | +$281K | +43 | +134% |
|
|
VF
4
Virtu Financial
New York
| $285K | -$908K | -139 | -71% |
|
|
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $146K | -$1.01M | -154 | -84% |
|
|
CG
6
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| $126K | +$111K | +17 | +213% |
|
|
ASN
7
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
| $107K | +$137K | +21 | New |
|
|
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
| $104K | -$438K | -67 | -76% |
|
|
9
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $41K | -$203K | -31 | -79% |
|
|
LTFS
10
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $31K | -$6.53K | -1 | -20% |
|
|
11
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $29K | +$39.2K | +6 | New |
|
|
GWM
12
Geneos Wealth Management
Englewood,
Colorado
| $11K | -$13.1K | -2 | -40% |
|
|
AG
13
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
| $10K | +$13.1K | +2 | New |
|
|
AIG
14
American International Group
New York
| – | -$16K | -2 | Closed |
|
ZSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
13 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Silver (ZSL) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $2.5M — down 60% from $6.22M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new ZSL positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 3 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jump Trading, adding an estimated $412K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $1.01M.
- 13 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Silver (ZSL) as of Q2 2016, up from 11 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $2.5M of ProShares UltraShort Silver stock for Q2 2016, down 60% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Silver positions in Q2 2016 and 1 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Silver buyer in Q2 2016 was Jump Trading, an estimated $412K added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Silver seller in Q2 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.01M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.