ProShares Ultra Silver (NYSEARCA:AGQ) Shares Gap Up – Time to Buy?

Shares of ProShares Ultra Silver (NYSEARCA:AGQ) gapped up before the market opened on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $73.77, but opened at $79.11. ProShares Ultra Silver shares last traded at $79.88, with a volume of 787,620 shares traded.

ProShares Ultra Silver Stock Up 8.7%

The business’s 50 day moving average price is $74.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $99.78.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ProShares Ultra Silver

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Hoey Investments Inc. lifted its stake in ProShares Ultra Silver by 767.4% during the first quarter. Hoey Investments Inc. now owns 9,099 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,087,000 after buying an additional 8,050 shares in the last quarter. Anson Funds Management LP purchased a new position in shares of ProShares Ultra Silver in the first quarter worth approximately $744,000. Vestor Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of ProShares Ultra Silver in the first quarter worth approximately $598,000. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID acquired a new stake in shares of ProShares Ultra Silver during the first quarter valued at approximately $332,000. Finally, Integrated Advisors Network LLC raised its holdings in shares of ProShares Ultra Silver by 34.9% during the first quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 9,337 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,116,000 after acquiring an additional 2,418 shares during the period.

About ProShares Ultra Silver

ProShares Ultra Silver (the Fund) seeks to provide daily investment results that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance as measured by the United States dollar fixing price for delivery in London. The Fund will not directly or physically hold the underlying silver, but instead will seek exposure to silver through the use of financial instruments, whose value is based on the underlying price of silver to pursue their investment objective. The benchmark price of silver will be the United States dollar price of silver bullion as measured by the London fixing price per troy ounce of unallocated silver bullion for delivery in London through a member of the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) authorized to effect such delivery.