ProShares UltraShort Silver
13 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.8M invested in ProShares UltraShort Silver in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
500% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 1
153% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.67M → $11.8M (+$7.15M)
63% more funds holding
Funds holding: 8 → 13 (+5)
32.37% more ownership
Funds ownership: 39.29% → 71.66% (+32%)
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 3
73% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.5M | Put options by funds: $13M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
North Little Rock,
Arkansas
|
+$2.56M |
| 2 |
IMC Chicago
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.7M |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.54M |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$958K |
| 5 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$485K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$952K |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$219K |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$41.4K |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$5.91K |
ZSL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
13 of the 4,633 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares UltraShort Silver (ZSL) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $11.8M — up 153% from $4.67M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new ZSL positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 2 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Sowell Financial Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.56M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $952K sold.
- 13 institutional investors held ProShares UltraShort Silver (ZSL) as of Q1 2019, up from 8 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $11.8M of ProShares UltraShort Silver stock for Q1 2019, up 153% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new ProShares UltraShort Silver positions in Q1 2019 and 1 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Silver buyer in Q1 2019 was Sowell Financial Services, an estimated $2.56M added.
- The largest ProShares UltraShort Silver seller in Q1 2019 was Jane Street, an estimated $952K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.