ProShares UltraPro Short Russell 2000 (NYSEARCA:SRTY) Short Interest Up 47.1% in December

ProShares UltraPro Short Russell 2000 (NYSEARCA:SRTY) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 97,321 shares, a growth of 47.1% from the December 15th total of 66,139 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 956,680 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Currently, 5.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 5.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 956,680 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Group One Trading LLC increased its holdings in shares of ProShares UltraPro Short Russell 2000 by 278.0% in the third quarter. Group One Trading LLC now owns 5,828 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $69,000 after purchasing an additional 4,286 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of ProShares UltraPro Short Russell 2000 by 495.3% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,608 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $113,000 after purchasing an additional 5,498 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its position in ProShares UltraPro Short Russell 2000 by 3,171.7% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 8,670 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $148,000 after buying an additional 8,405 shares during the last quarter. StoneX Group Inc. acquired a new position in ProShares UltraPro Short Russell 2000 in the 2nd quarter valued at $173,000. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new position in ProShares UltraPro Short Russell 2000 during the 2nd quarter worth $347,000.

ProShares UltraPro Short Russell 2000 Trading Down 1.2%

NYSEARCA SRTY traded down $0.40 during trading on Friday, reaching $33.46. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,033,654 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,380,382. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $42.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $49.65. ProShares UltraPro Short Russell 2000 has a twelve month low of $33.26 and a twelve month high of $149.08.

About ProShares UltraPro Short Russell 2000

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. The investment advisor of the Fund is ProShare Advisors LLC (ProShare Advisors).