HighTower Advisors LLC Increases Holdings in ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 (NYSEARCA:SRTY)

HighTower Advisors LLC increased its stake in ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 (NYSEARCA:SRTY – Get Rating) by 601.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 28,355 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 24,312 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.71% of ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 worth $1,529,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. UBS Group AG purchased a new stake in ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 during the 4th quarter valued at $619,000. Flow Traders U.S. LLC increased its stake in shares of ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 by 43.0% during the third quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 5,966 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $424,000 after buying an additional 1,793 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its holdings in shares of ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 by 1,650.7% in the 3rd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 34,944 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,480,000 after purchasing an additional 32,948 shares in the last quarter. IMC Chicago LLC raised its stake in ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 by 82.8% in the third quarter. IMC Chicago LLC now owns 44,824 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,182,000 after buying an additional 20,304 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in shares of ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 in the 3rd quarter worth $220,000.

ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 Price Performance

SRTY stock opened at $51.57 on Friday. ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 has a one year low of $35.93 and a one year high of $82.42. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $51.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $48.42.

About ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000

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ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 (the Fund) seeks daily investment results, which correspond to triple (300%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Russell 2000 Index (the Index). The Fund seeks a return -300% of the return of an index for a single day. The Russell 2000 Index consists of 2,000 of the smallest United States-domiciled, publicly traded common stocks included in the Russell 3000 Index.