ProShares UltraPro Russell2000 (NYSEARCA:URTY – Get Rating) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Tuesday. Traders bought 5,110 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 1,026% compared to the average daily volume of 454 call options.

ProShares UltraPro Russell2000 Stock Performance

NYSEARCA URTY opened at $34.11 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $39.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $41.57. ProShares UltraPro Russell2000 has a 1-year low of $31.45 and a 1-year high of $64.40.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ProShares UltraPro Russell2000

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ahrens Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of ProShares UltraPro Russell2000 in the first quarter worth about $34,000. Psagot Value Holdings Ltd. Israel acquired a new stake in shares of ProShares UltraPro Russell2000 in the fourth quarter worth approximately $38,000. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. lifted its position in ProShares UltraPro Russell2000 by 58.3% during the first quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. now owns 1,116 shares of the company's stock worth $84,000 after buying an additional 411 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG purchased a new position in ProShares UltraPro Russell2000 during the first quarter worth approximately $94,000. Finally, Steward Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in ProShares UltraPro Russell2000 during the fourth quarter worth approximately $98,000.

ProShares UltraPro Russell2000 Company Profile

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The ProShares UltraPro Russell2000 (URTY) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 2000 index. The fund provides 3x leveraged exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of US small-cap companies. URTY was launched on Feb 11, 2010 and is managed by ProShares.

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