Short Interest in ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury (NYSEARCA:TBF) Rises By 31.4%

ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury (NYSEARCA:TBF) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 69,572 shares, a growth of 31.4% from the December 15th total of 52,929 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 56,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.2 days. Approximately 2.6% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 2.6% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 56,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.2 days.

ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of TBF traded up $0.16 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $23.99. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 97,333 shares, compared to its average volume of 79,839. ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury has a 1-year low of $22.72 and a 1-year high of $25.73. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $23.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $24.04.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in TBF. Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury by 181.6% in the 2nd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 183,586 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,437,000 after acquiring an additional 118,386 shares during the last quarter. Bouvel Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,957,000. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. increased its stake in shares of ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury by 130.8% during the 2nd quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 93,195 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,253,000 after purchasing an additional 52,815 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury by 264,650.0% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 31,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $768,000 after purchasing an additional 31,758 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $476,000.

About ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury

ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury (the Fund) seeks daily investment results and interest income earned on cash and financial instruments, which correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Barclays Capital 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Index (the Index). The Fund seeks a return of -100% of the return of an index for a single day. The Barclays Capital 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Index includes all publicly issued, United States Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity greater than 20 years, are non-convertible, are denominated in United States dollars, are rated investment grade, are fixed rate, and have more than $250 million par outstanding.